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SEKOIA_Apt_Sidecopy_Cheex
Detects PDB path of Cheex
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-08-14
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects PDB path of Cheex
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 1 patterns (1 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-sidecopy-cheex.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Sidecopy_Cheex : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects PDB path of Cheex"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "e9b57f15-e703-4367-b501-fa8a873e4455"
= "2024-08-14"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_sidecopy_cheex.yar#L1-L16"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "825c7a1603f800ff247c8f3e9a1420af"
= "e5561466b616c746b33c0c4a46e8bdb0859e55aef8896bc1b14e54838c1661ee"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "C:\\Users\\Dead Snake\\source\\repos\\cheex" ascii fullword
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of them
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "C:\\Users\\Dead Snake\\source\\repos\\cheex" | ascii fullword |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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References
Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 825c7a1603f800ff247c8f3e9a1420af
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: e9b57f15-e703-4367-b501-fa8a873e4455
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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