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SEKOIA_Apt_Gelsemium_Wolfsbane_Rootkit

Detects Gelsemium's WolfsBane rootkit

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2024-11-22
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects Gelsemium's WolfsBane rootkit

Targets: Linux ELF.

It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-gelsemium-wolfsbane-rootkit.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Gelsemium_Wolfsbane_Rootkit : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Gelsemium's WolfsBane rootkit"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "e93f4515-62f5-4057-a464-aae11cbe0639"
		date = "2024-11-22"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_gelsemium_wolfsbane_rootkit.yar#L1-L24"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		hash = "ba08e63ad65a9bdcdb1655f25d32c808"
		logic_hash = "a7440e1b4c0bbff0d80d7152e3bfb0867abe9b0151b45f88aa656f3c9a55b303"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "__non_hooked_symbols"
		$ = "__hidden_literals"
		$ = "extract_type_2_socket_inode2"
		$ = "/proc/%s/fd"
		$ = "pluginkey" wide
		$ = "mainpath" wide
		$ = "hiderpath" wide

	condition:
		uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 1MB and all of them
}

Strings (7 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"__non_hooked_symbols"
$text"__hidden_literals"
$text"extract_type_2_socket_inode2"
$text"/proc/%s/fd"
$text"pluginkey"wide
$text"mainpath"wide
$text"hiderpath"wide

Condition

uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 1MB 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 1MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • All patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Sample hashes

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  • ba08e63ad65a9bdcdb1655f25d32c808

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: e93f4515-62f5-4057-a464-aae11cbe0639

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE