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SEKOIA_Apt_Granitetyphoon_Pingpulllinux_Strings

Detects PingPull Linux variant

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-05-25
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects PingPull Linux variant

Targets: Linux ELF.

It defines 9 patterns (9 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-granitetyphoon-pingpulllinux-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Granitetyphoon_Pingpulllinux_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects PingPull Linux variant"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "ee213206-d9ad-47fa-bea1-61a9d2cfba58"
		date = "2023-05-25"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_granitetyphoon_pingpulllinux_strings.yar#L1-L25"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "89c89bb24d1996c04fba0e6ebfd2aaf1544d8a9e6333b896c1855747fb979308"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "chkconfig --add %s"
		$ = "chkconfig %s on"
		$ = "update-rc.d %s enable"
		$ = "service %s start"
		$ = "respawn limit 10 10"
		$ = "POST /%s HTTP/1.1"
		$ = "PROJECT_%s_%s_%08X"
		$ = "Description=The HTTP(S) Client"
		$ = "exec %s -f"

	condition:
		uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 11MB and 7 of them
}

Strings (9 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"chkconfig --add %s"
$text"chkconfig %s on"
$text"update-rc.d %s enable"
$text"service %s start"
$text"respawn limit 10 10"
$text"POST /%s HTTP/1.1"
$text"PROJECT_%s_%s_%08X"
$text"Description=The HTTP(S) Client"
$text"exec %s -f"

Condition

uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 11MB and 7 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
  • The file must be smaller than 11MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 7 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: ee213206-d9ad-47fa-bea1-61a9d2cfba58

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE