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SEKOIA_Apt_Polonium_Technocreep_Strings
Tries to detect TechnoCreep implant
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-10-12
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Tries to detect TechnoCreep implant
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 11 patterns (11 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-polonium-technocreep-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Polonium_Technocreep_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Tries to detect TechnoCreep implant"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "dad79df3-b081-458e-9c14-1d5e2b43ba91"
= "2022-10-12"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_polonium_technocreep_strings.yar#L1-L27"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "6fbd14d39f215b835c0fe7709041ca982774be42d389397d19a41fda6f7a00d1"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.1"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "file name : " ascii wide
$ = "copy to : " ascii wide
$ = "download" ascii wide
$ = "persistence" ascii wide
$ = "/cmdResult created!" ascii wide
$ = "/downloadsResulat created!" ascii wide
$ = "Downloading will take minets..." ascii wide
$ = "powershell -Command \"$c1 = " ascii wide
$ = "Missing Parameter.. Format of command:" ascii wide
$ = "File Fath On Target Device Not Exists>" ascii wide
$ = "/MissingDownloadParameter.txt" ascii wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and 4 of them
}
Strings (11 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "file name : " | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "copy to : " | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "download" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "persistence" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "/cmdResult created!" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "/downloadsResulat created!" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "Downloading will take minets..." | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "powershell -Command \"$c1 = " | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "Missing Parameter.. Format of command:" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "File Fath On Target Device Not Exists>" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "/MissingDownloadParameter.txt" | ascii wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and 4 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 1MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 4 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: dad79df3-b081-458e-9c14-1d5e2b43ba91
Metadata
| version | 1.1 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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