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SEKOIA_Apt_Emberbear_Credpump_Strings

Detects CredPump backdoor

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-02-28
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects CredPump backdoor

Targets: Linux ELF.

It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-emberbear-credpump-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Emberbear_Credpump_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects CredPump backdoor"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "c9898e34-4ab8-49d6-9c8a-3fce592449e2"
		date = "2023-02-28"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_emberbear_credpump_strings.yar#L1-L20"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "6f2c96fe3f314221626b4c053658af0e7231f151886f10eb1d69e07ea3e5c634"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "User=%s Pass=%s Host=%s"
		$ = "/etc/rc0.d/.rc0.d"
		$ = "pam_get_authtok"
		$ = "Password:"

	condition:
		uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 200KB and all of them
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"User=%s Pass=%s Host=%s"
$text"/etc/rc0.d/.rc0.d"
$text"pam_get_authtok"
$text"Password:"

Condition

uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 200KB and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
  • The file must be smaller than 200KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • All patterns in the rule must match.

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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: c9898e34-4ab8-49d6-9c8a-3fce592449e2

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE