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SEKOIA_Apt_Oilrig_Sc5Kv3_Strings
Detects SC5kv3 malware based on strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-12-20
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects SC5kv3 malware based on strings
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 2 patterns (2 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-oilrig-sc5kv3-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Oilrig_Sc5Kv3_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects SC5kv3 malware based on strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "885ea13b-47b0-4a6d-8136-9b31abc9064a"
= "2023-12-20"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_oilrig_sc5kv3_strings.yar#L1-L18"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "ace8e227abd97d0ec21815cc58c24d46e4944f2b0e1987672be53f81356a7a57"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "no-reply this email!" ascii wide
$ = "The serial is " ascii wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 5MB and all of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "no-reply this email!" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "The serial is " | ascii wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 5MB and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 5MB (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)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 885ea13b-47b0-4a6d-8136-9b31abc9064a
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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