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SEKOIA_Apt_Cloudatlas_Powertunnel

Detects PowerTunnel DLL of CloudAtlas

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
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:
		description = "Detects PowerTunnel DLL of CloudAtlas"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "04981493-de8b-4662-ae81-8866c182f8b2"
		date = "2022-11-29"
		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_powertunnel.yar#L1-L21"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "aadb2739957d17c7e82e3abf7a178ab7b6e4a598fbbdb1a06d0c0531656d4ef6"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "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)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$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 them

In 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)

Original rule

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

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE