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SEKOIA_Apt_Ta410_Flowcloud_Loader
Detects FlowCloud Loader
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-05-27
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects FlowCloud Loader
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 5 patterns (0 text, 5 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-ta410-flowcloud-loader.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Ta410_Flowcloud_Loader : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects FlowCloud Loader"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "0a11dfa0-5a59-477b-baf6-6a777d020860"
= "2024-05-27"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_ta410_flowcloud_loader.yar#L1-L23"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "450cfdfbd9a42b623fc1acb55f3ea309ae54282b480edcb9495f4d45874d3922"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$decryption_function = {8A C8 80 C1 26 32 D1 30 14 38}
$derivation_key = {6B 04 00 00 F7 ?? 81 c2 a8 01 00 00}
$new_pattern_1 = {50 33 c0 58 74 01 e8}
$new_pattern_2 = {89 44 24 fc 58 8D 64
24 fc 81 fc 00 10 00
00 77 06 81 c4 ?? ??
?? ?? 8B 44 24 FC}
$patch_bytes = {68 78 56 34 12 C3 90 90 90 90 90 00}
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 4MB and 2 of them
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $decryption_function | hex | {8A C8 80 C1 26 32 D1 30 14 38} | |
| $derivation_key | hex | {6B 04 00 00 F7 ?? 81 c2 a8 01 00 00} | |
| $new_pattern_1 | hex | {50 33 c0 58 74 01 e8} | |
| $new_pattern_2 | hex | {89 44 24 fc 58 8D 64 24 fc 81 fc 00 10 00 00 77 06 81 c4 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 44 24 FC} | |
| $patch_bytes | hex | {68 78 56 34 12 C3 90 90 90 90 90 00} |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 4MB and 2 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 4MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 2 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: 0a11dfa0-5a59-477b-baf6-6a777d020860
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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