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SEKOIA_Apt_Muddywater_Powershell_Reverse_Secure_Proxy

Detects PowerShell Reverse Secure Proxy

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-11-14
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects PowerShell Reverse Secure Proxy

It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-muddywater-powershell-reverse-secure-proxy.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Muddywater_Powershell_Reverse_Secure_Proxy
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects PowerShell Reverse Secure Proxy"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "b255f327-cb56-41b7-82f7-83ee23f791a5"
		date = "2023-11-14"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_muddywater_powershell_reverse_secure_proxy.yar#L1-L17"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "6507bc030d60af5559492bbb02bc619646306ab06c9bd9d3f78ae6ce55307bda"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = ""
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "$CS.Read($buff,4,2) | Out-Null" ascii wide
		$ = "$DP = $buff[2]*256 + $buff[3]" ascii wide
		$ = "$PS3.BeginInvoke() | Out-Null" ascii wide

	condition:
		all of them
}

Strings (3 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"$CS.Read($buff,4,2) | Out-Null"ascii wide
$text"$DP = $buff[2]*256 + $buff[3]"ascii wide
$text"$PS3.BeginInvoke() | Out-Null"ascii wide

Condition

all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • 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: b255f327-cb56-41b7-82f7-83ee23f791a5

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR