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SEKOIA_Apt_Aridviper_Rustsysjoker
Detects Rust Sysjoker variant via PDB path or key and Rust string
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-11-27
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects Rust Sysjoker variant via PDB path or key and Rust string
Associated malware family: Sysjoker.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-aridviper-rustsysjoker.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Aridviper_Rustsysjoker : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects Rust Sysjoker variant via PDB path or key and Rust string"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "14ff3f76-0371-4b45-9864-bf69c74e60aa"
= "2023-11-27"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_aridviper_rustsysjoker.yar#L1-L18"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "cb3c5d37095c27aa169a6aa61fa12972ff71877c615eaa254c3906ef10c662a9"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$Rust = "called `Option::unwrap()` on a `None` value"
$Key = "QQL8VJUJMABL8H5YNRC9QNEOHA"
$PDB = "C:\\Code\\Rust\\RustDown-Belal\\target\\release\\deps\\RustDown.pdb"
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and ( $PDB or ( $Rust and $Key ) )
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $Rust | text | "called `Option::unwrap()` on a `None` value" | |
| $Key | text | "QQL8VJUJMABL8H5YNRC9QNEOHA" | |
| $PDB | text | "C:\\Code\\Rust\\RustDown-Belal\\target\\release\\deps\\RustDown.pdb" |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and ( $PDB or ( $Rust and $Key ) )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 1MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- Pattern $PDB must be present.
- Pattern $Rust must be present.
- Pattern $Key must be present.
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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: 14ff3f76-0371-4b45-9864-bf69c74e60aa
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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