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SEKOIA_Apt_Nobelium_Acrobox_Downloader_Apr2022
Detects AcroBox downloader
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-05-11
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects AcroBox downloader
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-nobelium-acrobox-downloader-apr2022.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Nobelium_Acrobox_Downloader_Apr2022 : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects AcroBox downloader"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "77f7f01d-72a2-4b13-b23f-d938a415dd40"
= "2022-05-11"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_nobelium_acrobox_downloader_apr2022.yar#L1-L24"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "ebcbdf13908971eea3e5b291719527e2e454a9ee3b98b5dc66149b2bb3b8fe67"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = { 80 ?? 7B
0F 84 ?? ?? 00 00
80 ?? ?? 0F
0F 84 ?? ?? 00 00
80 ?? ?? 0F
0F 84 ?? ?? 00 00
80 ?? ?? 0F
0F 84 ?? ?? 00 00 }
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 200KB and all of ( $s* )
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | hex | { 80 ?? 7B 0F 84 ?? ?? 00 00 80 ?? ?? 0F 0F 84 ?? ?? 00 00 80 ?? ?? 0F 0F 84 ?? ?? 00 00 80 ?? ?? 0F 0F … |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 200KB and all of ( $s* )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 200KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- All patterns in ( $s* ) 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: 77f7f01d-72a2-4b13-b23f-d938a415dd40
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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