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SEKOIA_Apt_Cloudmensis_Downloader_Strings
Detects CloudMensis downloader
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-07-26
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects CloudMensis downloader
Targets: macOS Mach-O.
It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-cloudmensis-downloader-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Cloudmensis_Downloader_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects CloudMensis downloader"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "450cfa42-7b56-4d93-afe2-9cf5c1049217"
= "2022-07-26"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_cloudmensis_downloader_strings.yar#L1-L20"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "9532530f9b6c39d64611354f5d3c95e7c8b9ebf917ab797c162c3b51945db1fc"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "https://api.pcloud.com/getfilelink?path=%@&forcedownload=1"
$ = "python -c 'import os; print(os.confstr(65538))'"
$ = "getCmdResult:"
$ = "[pCloud DownloadFile:]"
condition:
uint32be( 0 ) == 0xcafebabe and filesize < 1MB and all of them
}
Strings (4 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "https://api.pcloud.com/getfilelink?path=%@&forcedownload=1" | |
| $ | text | "python -c 'import os; print(os.confstr(65538))'" | |
| $ | text | "getCmdResult:" | |
| $ | text | "[pCloud DownloadFile:]" |
Condition
uint32be( 0 ) == 0xcafebabe and filesize < 1MB and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with a Mach-O / fat binary magic — a macOS executable.
- 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: 450cfa42-7b56-4d93-afe2-9cf5c1049217
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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