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SEKOIA_Apt_Implant_Xdealer_Linux_Variant_Strings
Detects XDealer linux variant
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-03-22
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects XDealer linux variant
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-implant-xdealer-linux-variant-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Implant_Xdealer_Linux_Variant_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects XDealer linux variant"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "42690513-753f-4296-b641-4d3b59a5e5e1"
= "2024-03-22"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_implant_xdealer_linux_variant_strings.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "400beb53d0f7b7727962175c7c4f8dfccdfed56bb3978d3e847147e8ad7644fb"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "ls -l /proc/%s/exe"
$ = "Linux_%s_%s_%u"
$ = "chkconfig --add"
$ = "cmd over return [%s]"
$ = "touch -d"
$ = "%s can't be opened/n"
$ = "/proc/%s/status"
condition:
uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and 3 of them and filesize < 1MB
}
Strings (7 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "ls -l /proc/%s/exe" | |
| $ | text | "Linux_%s_%s_%u" | |
| $ | text | "chkconfig --add" | |
| $ | text | "cmd over return [%s]" | |
| $ | text | "touch -d" | |
| $ | text | "%s can't be opened/n" | |
| $ | text | "/proc/%s/status" |
Condition
uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and 3 of them and filesize < 1MBIn 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).
- At least 3 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: 42690513-753f-4296-b641-4d3b59a5e5e1
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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