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SEKOIA_Apt_Cloudatlas_Powershower_Clean

Detects clean version of PowerShower

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-12-05
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects clean version of PowerShower

It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-cloudatlas-powershower-clean.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Cloudatlas_Powershower_Clean : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects clean version of PowerShower"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "4a7c37df-3f53-4190-a86f-94bba3df628e"
		date = "2022-12-05"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_cloudatlas_powershower_clean.yar#L1-L19"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "24ea6ec0cd8dbcebdf7e42dbd48319562d8682fefd5d0d464a3a5c4b90be40f3"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "[io.file]::WriteAllBytes($zipfile" ascii wide
		$ = "System.IO.File]::Exists($p_t" ascii wide
		$ = "HttpRequestP" ascii wide
		$ = "$http_request.getOption(2)" ascii wide
		$ = "HttpRequestP($url)" ascii wide

	condition:
		uint8( 0 ) == 0x24 and filesize < 4000 and 4 of them
}

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"[io.file]::WriteAllBytes($zipfile"ascii wide
$text"System.IO.File]::Exists($p_t"ascii wide
$text"HttpRequestP"ascii wide
$text"$http_request.getOption(2)"ascii wide
$text"HttpRequestP($url)"ascii wide

Condition

uint8( 0 ) == 0x24 and filesize < 4000 and 4 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 4000 (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 4 patterns in the rule must match.

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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: 4a7c37df-3f53-4190-a86f-94bba3df628e

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE