YARA · SEKOIA.IO Community
SEKOIA_Apt_Gamaredon_Powerrevshell
Detects Powershell reverse shell
- 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:
= "Detects Powershell reverse shell"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "b5161c23-c607-4096-9f4a-1be516a0a614"
= "2023-02-08"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_gamaredon_powerrevshell.yar#L1-L19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "fc5abcdf47641c1e7978cf076550f38987305bb2171b3e65f7865102a065af43"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "iex $enc.GetString("
$ = "$stream.Write"
$ = ".).FullName"
$ = "Sockets.TcpClient"
$ = "\">\";"
condition:
all of them and filesize < 3000
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "iex $enc.GetString(" | |
| $ | text | "$stream.Write" | |
| $ | text | ".).FullName" | |
| $ | text | "Sockets.TcpClient" | |
| $ | text | "\">\";" |
Condition
all of them and filesize < 3000In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 3000 (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
Test this rule in your browser
Drop a file to scan it with this rule using YARA-X compiled to WebAssembly. Nothing is uploaded.
Drop a file here or click to chooseScanned locally with YARA-X. Files up to 200 MB.
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: b5161c23-c607-4096-9f4a-1be516a0a614
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
Related rules
- APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-09-10
- APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-10-21
- APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-10-21
- APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-09-27
- APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-09-27
- APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-09-23
- APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-06-11
- APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-03-06