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SEKOIA_Apt_Gamaredon_Powerrevshell

Detects Powershell reverse shell

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-02-08
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects Powershell reverse shell

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-gamaredon-powerrevshell.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Gamaredon_Powerrevshell : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Powershell reverse shell"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "b5161c23-c607-4096-9f4a-1be516a0a614"
		date = "2023-02-08"
		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_powerrevshell.yar#L1-L19"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "fc5abcdf47641c1e7978cf076550f38987305bb2171b3e65f7865102a065af43"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "iex $enc.GetString("
		$ = "$stream.Write"
		$ = ".).FullName"
		$ = "Sockets.TcpClient"
		$ = "\">\";"

	condition:
		all of them and filesize < 3000
}

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"iex $enc.GetString("
$text"$stream.Write"
$text".).FullName"
$text"Sockets.TcpClient"
$text"\">\";"

Condition

all of them and filesize < 3000

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 3000 (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • 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)

Original rule

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

Rule id: b5161c23-c607-4096-9f4a-1be516a0a614

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE