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SEKOIA_Apt_Gamaredon_Gammaload_Malicioushta

Detects Gamaredon's GammaLoad HTA

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-08-01
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects Gamaredon's GammaLoad HTA

It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-gamaredon-gammaload-malicioushta.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Gamaredon_Gammaload_Malicioushta : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Gamaredon's GammaLoad HTA"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "e5e502db-7f37-40f2-9ba3-81e158e767db"
		date = "2022-08-01"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_gamaredon_gammaload_malicioushta.yar#L1-L21"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "e41ce63e7c6df2edb548ddc57d51af914dab9200e37eb12463169d587205aa7a"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$s1 = "platform = window.navigator?.userAgentData?.platform" ascii fullword
		$s2 = "'Win32', 'Win64', 'Windows', 'WinCE'" ascii
		$s3 = "dcreate.download ="
		$s4 = "dcreate.href = 'data:application/x-rar-compressed;base64"
		$s5 = "= \"UmFyI"

	condition:
		uint32be( 0 ) == 0x3c68746d and filesize < 400KB and filesize > 50KB and 4 of them
}

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"platform = window.navigator?.userAgentData?.platform"ascii fullword
$s2text"'Win32', 'Win64', 'Windows', 'WinCE'"ascii
$s3text"dcreate.download ="
$s4text"dcreate.href = 'data:application/x-rar-compressed;base64"
$s5text"= \"UmFyI"

Condition

uint32be( 0 ) == 0x3c68746d and filesize < 400KB and filesize > 50KB and 4 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 400KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • The file must be larger than 50KB.
  • 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)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: e5e502db-7f37-40f2-9ba3-81e158e767db

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE