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SEKOIA_Apt_Badmagic_Installpzz_Pshscript

Detects BadMagic InstallPZZ powershell script

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-05-15
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects BadMagic InstallPZZ powershell script

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-badmagic-installpzz-pshscript.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Badmagic_Installpzz_Pshscript : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects BadMagic InstallPZZ powershell script"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "d01bc217-9e14-498b-a92a-17f6aedec269"
		date = "2023-05-15"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_badmagic_installpzz_pshscript.yar#L1-L18"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "58256cffd1d5060769f304393c22b6488abe9515eb7df2a967ba2fed85a9ec9a"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "start-job -ScriptBlock $script;"
		$ = "Start-Sleep -Second 1;"
		$ = "Write-Output \"$url$j"
		$ = "Start-Sleep -Second 2;"

	condition:
		all of them and filesize < 1KB
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"start-job -ScriptBlock $script;"
$text"Start-Sleep -Second 1;"
$text"Write-Output \"$url$j"
$text"Start-Sleep -Second 2;"

Condition

all of them and filesize < 1KB

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 1KB (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: d01bc217-9e14-498b-a92a-17f6aedec269

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE