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SEKOIA_Apt_Sandworm_Notpetya_Strings
Detects NotPetya worm
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-04-15
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects NotPetya worm
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 6 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-sandworm-notpetya-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Sandworm_Notpetya_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects NotPetya worm"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "c6021638-1b59-4d20-a29d-95cabf256a28"
= "2022-04-15"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_sandworm_notpetya_strings.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "5600071de4b4022a71c48fbcd4b5e47ff6dfa291cc5eac65720bbf763068a6e3"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "wevtutil cl Security &" wide
$ = "wevtutil cl System &" wide
$ = "u%s \\%s -accepteula -s" wide
$ = "\\\\%ws\\admin$\\%ws" wide
$ = "\\\\%s\\admin$" wide
$ = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\%s\",#1" wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 3 of them
}
Strings (6 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "wevtutil cl Security &" | wide |
| $ | text | "wevtutil cl System &" | wide |
| $ | text | "u%s \\%s -accepteula -s" | wide |
| $ | text | "\\\\%ws\\admin$\\%ws" | wide |
| $ | text | "\\\\%s\\admin$" | wide |
| $ | text | "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\%s\",#1" | wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 3 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 3 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: c6021638-1b59-4d20-a29d-95cabf256a28
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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