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SEKOIA_Apt_Mustangpanda_Malicious_Lnk_Worm
Detects MustangPanda infected ThumbDrive
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-09-21
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects MustangPanda infected ThumbDrive
It defines 1 patterns (1 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-mustangpanda-malicious-lnk-worm.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Mustangpanda_Malicious_Lnk_Worm : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects MustangPanda infected ThumbDrive"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "e7cc5ecc-2369-49ff-9e35-c9faeb69acda"
= "2023-09-21"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_mustangpanda_malicious_lnk_worm.yar#L1-L16"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "ca19a925af695cbbb41fdfbb161dceafeb8aae6d42000cc09bb07e1dbdfdb9e5"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = "RECYCLER.BIN\\1\\CEFHelper.exe" wide
condition:
uint32be( 0 ) == 0x4C000000 and 1 of them
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "RECYCLER.BIN\\1\\CEFHelper.exe" | wide |
Condition
uint32be( 0 ) == 0x4C000000 and 1 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with the Windows shortcut (LNK) header.
- At least 1 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: e7cc5ecc-2369-49ff-9e35-c9faeb69acda
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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