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SEKOIA_Apt_Apt28_Wayzgoose_Exploit_String
Detects APT28's Wayzgoose exploit strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-04-29
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects APT28's Wayzgoose exploit strings
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-apt28-wayzgoose-exploit-string.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Apt28_Wayzgoose_Exploit_String : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects APT28's Wayzgoose exploit strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "23d9e09e-202c-47f5-abf7-6b5085e44400"
= "2024-04-29"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_apt28_wayzgoose_exploit_string.yar#L1-L20"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "804de275f7e8c43fe5690c0bd9338b134c0c47f845f1c3b3a747c3765815084c"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "wayzgoose.dll"
$ = "wayzgoose_get_version"
$ = "NtSetInformationFile"
$ = "ZwDuplicateObject"
$ = "ZwClose"
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 4 of them and filesize < 500KB
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "wayzgoose.dll" | |
| $ | text | "wayzgoose_get_version" | |
| $ | text | "NtSetInformationFile" | |
| $ | text | "ZwDuplicateObject" | |
| $ | text | "ZwClose" |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 4 of them and filesize < 500KBIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 500KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 4 patterns in the rule must match.
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References
Licence & attribution
Author: Sekoia.io
Source repository: SEKOIA.IO Community @ a438a5901a
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 23d9e09e-202c-47f5-abf7-6b5085e44400
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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