YARA · SEKOIA.IO Community
SEKOIA_Apt_Evasive_Panda_Downloader_Certificate_Exe
Detects downloader used by Evasive Panda (certificate.exe)
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-03-15
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects downloader used by Evasive Panda (certificate.exe)
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-evasive-panda-downloader-certificate-exe.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Evasive_Panda_Downloader_Certificate_Exe : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects downloader used by Evasive Panda (certificate.exe)"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "1b40fca9-04b1-46b3-b48c-5a148a1b36b9"
= "2024-03-15"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_evasive_panda_downloader_certificate_exe.yar#L1-L15"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "38115b463378f58035a0ef0536a6af4adbec7c275164758d312e95300670b695"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = {C6 45 D4 44 C6 45 D5 74 C6 45 D6 7C C6 45 D7 74 C6 45 D8 79}
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of them
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | hex | {C6 45 D4 44 C6 45 D5 74 C6 45 D6 7C C6 45 D7 74 C6 45 D8 79} |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- 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: 1b40fca9-04b1-46b3-b48c-5a148a1b36b9
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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