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SEKOIA_Apt_Tortoiseshell_Imaploader

Detects IMAPLoader malware

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-11-13
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects IMAPLoader malware

It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-tortoiseshell-imaploader.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Tortoiseshell_Imaploader : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects IMAPLoader malware"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "e1706b59-5c94-4fbf-8560-0022ca631d1d"
		date = "2023-11-13"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_tortoiseshell_imaploader.yar#L1-L19"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "93f57940ed69145064e5153cc9b099fb9456116cae808acfb4e6f7f14003dde7"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$s1 = "yandex.com"
		$s2 = "saveImapMessage.pdb"
		$s3 = "downloader"
		$s4 = "MailServer.Auth"

	condition:
		filesize < 1MB and 3 of them
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"yandex.com"
$s2text"saveImapMessage.pdb"
$s3text"downloader"
$s4text"MailServer.Auth"

Condition

filesize < 1MB and 3 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 1MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • 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)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: e1706b59-5c94-4fbf-8560-0022ca631d1d

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE