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SEKOIA_Apt_Ir_Sugarush_Implant

Detects the SUGARUSH implant

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-08-23
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects the SUGARUSH implant

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-ir-sugarush-implant.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Ir_Sugarush_Implant : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects the SUGARUSH implant"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "bcf057cc-272c-4cb6-bb76-928788675282"
		date = "2022-08-23"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_ir_sugarush_implant.yar#L1-L21"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "0d249552013c29ce1eb66dca2d93e5cde0a1b0fb80aae55469bec3bda224be91"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "You are offline at " wide
		$ = "\\Logs\\ServiceLog_" wide
		$ = "Service is recall at" wide
		$ = "add_OutputDataReceived" ascii
		$ = "get_CurrentDomain" ascii

	condition:
		uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 100KB and all of them
}

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"You are offline at "wide
$text"\\Logs\\ServiceLog_"wide
$text"Service is recall at"wide
$text"add_OutputDataReceived"ascii
$text"get_CurrentDomain"ascii

Condition

uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 100KB and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • 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)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: bcf057cc-272c-4cb6-bb76-928788675282

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE