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SEKOIA_Apt_Badmagic_Commonmagic_Screenshot_Module
Detects CommonMagic related implants
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-05-15
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects CommonMagic related implants
Associated malware family: Common Magic.
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-badmagic-commonmagic-screenshot-module.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Badmagic_Commonmagic_Screenshot_Module : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects CommonMagic related implants"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "d1ef0bd1-37dc-405f-b82b-288b1798455c"
= "2023-05-15"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_badmagic_commonmagic_screenshot_module.yar#L1-L19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "caab57534a00620974f7d49c7b38a3f191aca596b69b3e4c499e3099023c2f9c"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "%s_%02d.%02d.%04d_%02d.%02d.%02d.%03d.%s" wide
$ = "Screenshot" wide
$ = "\\\\.\\pipe\\PipeDtMd" wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and all of them
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "%s_%02d.%02d.%04d_%02d.%02d.%02d.%03d.%s" | wide |
| $ | text | "Screenshot" | wide |
| $ | text | "\\\\.\\pipe\\PipeDtMd" | wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and all of themIn 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).
- 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: d1ef0bd1-37dc-405f-b82b-288b1798455c
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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