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SEKOIA_Apt_Polonium_Deepcreep_Strings

Tries to detect POLONIUM's DeepCreep implant

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-10-12
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Tries to detect POLONIUM's DeepCreep implant

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-polonium-deepcreep-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Polonium_Deepcreep_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Tries to detect POLONIUM's DeepCreep implant"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "b04af229-2bea-4ee8-9e17-8e4befa06e3a"
		date = "2022-10-12"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_polonium_deepcreep_strings.yar#L1-L20"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "60724d2eb964e2c3681b72bdb732ca640b603af7dc94b4eb6608c77cddb94011"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = ";Invoke-Expression -Command '$shortcut =" ascii wide
		$ = "CreateShortcut($c1" ascii wide
		$ = "svchostdp.exe" ascii wide
		$ = "HNlIC91IA==" ascii wide

	condition:
		uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 3MB and 3 of them
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text";Invoke-Expression -Command '$shortcut ="ascii wide
$text"CreateShortcut($c1"ascii wide
$text"svchostdp.exe"ascii wide
$text"HNlIC91IA=="ascii wide

Condition

uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 3MB and 3 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • The file must be smaller than 3MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 3 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: b04af229-2bea-4ee8-9e17-8e4befa06e3a

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE