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SEKOIA_Apt_Coathanger_Files
Detects COATHANGER files
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-02-07
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects COATHANGER files
Targets: Linux ELF.
It defines 9 patterns (9 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-coathanger-files.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Coathanger_Files : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects COATHANGER files"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "615f5ac1-14bc-4f5b-a02e-7b13cd179917"
= "2024-02-07"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_coathanger_files.yar#L1-L24"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "5406d8a99e16f08f1ffca548ea1dd1e27e7707506e796e0fc263bcdbb681632d"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "/data2/"
$ = "/httpsd"
$ = "/preload.so"
$ = "/authd"
$ = "/tmp/packfile"
$ = "/smartctl"
$ = "/etc/ld.so.preload"
$ = "/newcli"
$ = "/bin/busybox"
condition:
( uint32( 0 ) == 0x464c457f or uint32( 4 ) == 0x464c457f ) and filesize < 5MB and 4 of them
}
Strings (9 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "/data2/" | |
| $ | text | "/httpsd" | |
| $ | text | "/preload.so" | |
| $ | text | "/authd" | |
| $ | text | "/tmp/packfile" | |
| $ | text | "/smartctl" | |
| $ | text | "/etc/ld.so.preload" | |
| $ | text | "/newcli" | |
| $ | text | "/bin/busybox" |
Condition
( uint32( 0 ) == 0x464c457f or uint32( 4 ) == 0x464c457f ) and filesize < 5MB and 4 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
- The file must be smaller than 5MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 4 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: 615f5ac1-14bc-4f5b-a02e-7b13cd179917
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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