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SEKOIA_Apt_Apt41_Powershell_Collection_Script

Detects PowerShell collection script

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-11-15
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 70

What this rule detects

Detects PowerShell collection script

It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-apt41-powershell-collection-script.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Apt41_Powershell_Collection_Script : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects PowerShell collection script"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "55b6cc3e-24b2-4faa-a7fb-b4203a8e6d83"
		date = "2023-11-15"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_apt41_powershell_collection_script.yar#L1-L19"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "8b0462636c9f6270baff2bf09638e94db6d5a0472b8216ddd1919a77b6a63aca"
		score = 75
		quality = 70
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "$yestoday.ToString(" ascii wide nocase
		$ = "$m.LastAccessTime -" ascii wide nocase
		$ = "$fmat=" ascii wide nocase
		$ = "$computername" ascii wide nocase
		$ = "Rar.exe" ascii wide nocase

	condition:
		filesize < 10KB and all of them
}

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"$yestoday.ToString("ascii wide nocase
$text"$m.LastAccessTime -"ascii wide nocase
$text"$fmat="ascii wide nocase
$text"$computername"ascii wide nocase
$text"Rar.exe"ascii wide nocase

Condition

filesize < 10KB and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 10KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • All 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)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 55b6cc3e-24b2-4faa-a7fb-b4203a8e6d83

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE