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SEKOIA_Apt_Apt41_Powershell_Exfiltration_Script

Detects PowerShell exfiltration 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 / 72

What this rule detects

Detects PowerShell exfiltration script

It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-apt41-powershell-exfiltration-script.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Apt41_Powershell_Exfiltration_Script : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects PowerShell exfiltration script"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "9a15f845-c0af-4f1c-a033-b4f40232dc0d"
		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_exfiltration_script.yar#L1-L18"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "0ba4118855d6bd54cbb3a35e3b5fc36484eeb1e742ed3480e6c967b078ec4881"
		score = 75
		quality = 72
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "$UPLOAD_PASSPORT" ascii wide nocase
		$ = "$fileName=$singleFile.Name" ascii wide nocase
		$ = "Upload-Passport" ascii wide nocase
		$ = "$singleFile in $files" ascii wide nocase

	condition:
		filesize < 10KB and all of them
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"$UPLOAD_PASSPORT"ascii wide nocase
$text"$fileName=$singleFile.Name"ascii wide nocase
$text"Upload-Passport"ascii wide nocase
$text"$singleFile in $files"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: 9a15f845-c0af-4f1c-a033-b4f40232dc0d

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE