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SEKOIA_Apt_Granitetyphoon_Sword2023_Strings
Detects Sword2023 malware based on strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-05-25
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects Sword2023 malware based on strings
Targets: Linux ELF.
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-granitetyphoon-sword2023-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Granitetyphoon_Sword2023_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects Sword2023 malware based on strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "417b355f-9eb8-40ae-bc3b-f7f23b5ca63e"
= "2023-05-25"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_granitetyphoon_sword2023_strings.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "8644547f093295eeac30c9040796329a3e2222c06a942d14899545726c8bed78"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "TERM=linux"
$ = ";echo"
$ = "sh:time out"
$ = "sh:read stdout error"
$ = "/proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid"
condition:
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 ) and filesize < 100KB and all of them
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "TERM=linux" | |
| $ | text | ";echo" | |
| $ | text | "sh:time out" | |
| $ | text | "sh:read stdout error" | |
| $ | text | "/proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid" |
Condition
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 ) and filesize < 100KB and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
- The file must be smaller than 100KB (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)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 417b355f-9eb8-40ae-bc3b-f7f23b5ca63e
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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