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SEKOIA_Apt_Implant_Xdealer_Strings
Detects XDealer based on strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-03-22
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects XDealer based on strings
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-implant-xdealer-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Implant_Xdealer_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects XDealer based on strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "06ef72ca-b4e3-493b-8e01-d34b98259c6d"
= "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_strings.yar#L1-L20"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "13c0bbc933f68164b0fe1c2768148bb649b1755bed0cfbc6ed90188fab6876d5"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "unknow_PC"
$ = "rdp-tcp#"
$ = "Din_%s_%s_%u_"
$ = "nslookup %s %s"
$ = "XFByb2dyYW1EYXRhXA=="
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 3 of them and filesize < 1MB
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "unknow_PC" | |
| $ | text | "rdp-tcp#" | |
| $ | text | "Din_%s_%s_%u_" | |
| $ | text | "nslookup %s %s" | |
| $ | text | "XFByb2dyYW1EYXRhXA==" |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 3 of them and filesize < 1MBIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- 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: 06ef72ca-b4e3-493b-8e01-d34b98259c6d
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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