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SEKOIA_Apt_Granitetyphoon_Pingpulllinux_Strings
Detects PingPull Linux variant
- 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:
= "Detects PingPull Linux variant"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "ee213206-d9ad-47fa-bea1-61a9d2cfba58"
= "2023-05-25"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_granitetyphoon_pingpulllinux_strings.yar#L1-L25"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "89c89bb24d1996c04fba0e6ebfd2aaf1544d8a9e6333b896c1855747fb979308"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "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)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | 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 themIn 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)
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
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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