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SEKOIA_Apt_Badmagic_Malicious_Lnk

Detect LNK used by BadMagic to execute MSI payloads.

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

Detect LNK used by BadMagic to execute MSI payloads.

It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-badmagic-malicious-lnk.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Badmagic_Malicious_Lnk : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detect LNK used by BadMagic to execute MSI payloads."
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "731bd51d-c4e4-4efb-9fa8-f981a8555ed3"
		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_malicious_lnk.yar#L1-L19"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "b83749c71cefb485f8bbea1d465fc477de159e086efa04ebce4d0778a203ed89"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "/i http" wide
		$ = ".msi /quiet" wide
		$ = "%WINDIR%\\System32\\msiexec.exe"

	condition:
		uint32be( 0 ) == 0x4c000000 and filesize < 1KB and all of them
}

Strings (3 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"/i http"wide
$text".msi /quiet"wide
$text"%WINDIR%\\System32\\msiexec.exe"

Condition

uint32be( 0 ) == 0x4c000000 and filesize < 1KB and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with the Windows shortcut (LNK) header.
  • 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: 731bd51d-c4e4-4efb-9fa8-f981a8555ed3

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE