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SEKOIA_Apt_Cerana_Keeper_Yk0130

Detects YK0130 reverse shell

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2024-10-04
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects YK0130 reverse shell

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 1 patterns (1 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-cerana-keeper-yk0130.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Cerana_Keeper_Yk0130 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects YK0130 reverse shell"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "3da898a9-68e7-472f-8478-a0243840ec0a"
		date = "2024-10-04"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_cerana_keeper_yk0130.yar#L1-L17"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		hash = "2554e4864294dc96a5b4548dd42c7189"
		logic_hash = "4462c6b7f46520207f49275292a3be873540becb593176d771d3489fba6f4cb0"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$pdb = "C:\\Users\\admin\\source\\repos\\YK0130" ascii fullword

	condition:
		uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of them and filesize < 300KB
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$pdbtext"C:\\Users\\admin\\source\\repos\\YK0130"ascii fullword

Condition

uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of them and filesize < 300KB

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • The file must be smaller than 300KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • All patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Sample hashes

Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).

  • 2554e4864294dc96a5b4548dd42c7189

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: 3da898a9-68e7-472f-8478-a0243840ec0a

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE