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SEKOIA_Apt_Cottonsandstorm_Win_Implant
Detects a simple win implant used by Cotton Sandstorm
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-11-05
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects a simple win implant used by Cotton Sandstorm
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 8 patterns (8 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-cottonsandstorm-win-implant.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Cottonsandstorm_Win_Implant : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects a simple win implant used by Cotton Sandstorm"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "04a5255c-f9bb-4612-b0e2-ed0326867055"
= "2024-11-05"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_cottonsandstorm_win_implant.yar#L1-L24"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "f797d71ed07d6e05556300e4ce0f2927"
= "dcb25ee236ca52f23cc6bfdbcedcbc6d407e88f06341e684f202a59954733ade"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "DIR =>" wide
$ = "type=machines&md5=" wide
$ = "File =>" wide
$ = "&ip=" wide fullword
$ = "&un=" wide fullword
$ = "&cp=" wide fullword
$ = "myFile\";filename=" ascii
$ = "ifB75BcjsRBhy2et" ascii
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 4 of them and filesize < 500KB
}
Strings (8 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "DIR =>" | wide |
| $ | text | "type=machines&md5=" | wide |
| $ | text | "File =>" | wide |
| $ | text | "&ip=" | wide fullword |
| $ | text | "&un=" | wide fullword |
| $ | text | "&cp=" | wide fullword |
| $ | text | "myFile\";filename=" | ascii |
| $ | text | "ifB75BcjsRBhy2et" | ascii |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 4 of them and filesize < 500KBIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 500KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 4 patterns in the rule must match.
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References
Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- f797d71ed07d6e05556300e4ce0f2927
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: 04a5255c-f9bb-4612-b0e2-ed0326867055
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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