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SEKOIA_Apt_Cloudatlas_Powertunnel
Detects PowerTunnel DLL of CloudAtlas
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-11-29
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects PowerTunnel DLL of CloudAtlas
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-cloudatlas-powertunnel.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Cloudatlas_Powertunnel : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects PowerTunnel DLL of CloudAtlas"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "04981493-de8b-4662-ae81-8866c182f8b2"
= "2022-11-29"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_cloudatlas_powertunnel.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "aadb2739957d17c7e82e3abf7a178ab7b6e4a598fbbdb1a06d0c0531656d4ef6"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "BeginGetHostEntry"
$ = "get_AddressList"
$ = "time_stop_delay_seconds"
$ = "<connect><result>{0}</result></connect>"
$ = "_CorDllMain"
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and all of them
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "BeginGetHostEntry" | |
| $ | text | "get_AddressList" | |
| $ | text | "time_stop_delay_seconds" | |
| $ | text | "<connect><result>{0}</result></connect>" | |
| $ | text | "_CorDllMain" |
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: 04981493-de8b-4662-ae81-8866c182f8b2
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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