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SEKOIA_Apt_Apt41_Powershell_Exfiltration_Script
Detects PowerShell exfiltration script
- 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:
= "Detects PowerShell exfiltration script"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "9a15f845-c0af-4f1c-a033-b4f40232dc0d"
= "2023-11-15"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_apt41_powershell_exfiltration_script.yar#L1-L18"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "0ba4118855d6bd54cbb3a35e3b5fc36484eeb1e742ed3480e6c967b078ec4881"
= 75
= 72
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "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)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | 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 themIn 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)
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
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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