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SEKOIA_Apt_Granitetyphoon_Sword2023_Strings

Detects Sword2023 malware based on strings

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 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:
		description = "Detects Sword2023 malware based on strings"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "417b355f-9eb8-40ae-bc3b-f7f23b5ca63e"
		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_sword2023_strings.yar#L1-L21"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "8644547f093295eeac30c9040796329a3e2222c06a942d14899545726c8bed78"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "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)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$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 them

In 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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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: 417b355f-9eb8-40ae-bc3b-f7f23b5ca63e

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE