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SEKOIA_Apt_Suspected_Sandworm_Sdelete_Wiper
Detects Sdelete wiper
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-10-25
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects Sdelete wiper
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-suspected-sandworm-sdelete-wiper.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Suspected_Sandworm_Sdelete_Wiper : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects Sdelete wiper"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "c1419b11-33e5-4280-b92a-039719cb17d3"
= "2023-10-25"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_suspected_sandworm_sdelete_wiper.yar#L1-L19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "094b946b89cfb475b8692f88af73fa8768a933139e0df9d6e7d7aa8614d3ab14"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = ".exe -accepteula -r -s -q" wide
$s2 = "sdelete [-p passes] [-r]" wide
$s3 = "!This program cannot be run in DOS mode."
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and $s1 and $s2 and #s3 == 2 and filesize < 500KB
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | ".exe -accepteula -r -s -q" | wide |
| $s2 | text | "sdelete [-p passes] [-r]" | wide |
| $s3 | text | "!This program cannot be run in DOS mode." |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and $s1 and $s2 and #s3 == 2 and filesize < 500KBIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 500KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- Pattern $s3 must occur == 2 times.
- Pattern $s1 must be present.
- Pattern $s2 must be present.
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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: c1419b11-33e5-4280-b92a-039719cb17d3
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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