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SEKOIA_Apt_Uac0154_Powershell_Infection_Chain_1

UAC-0154 Infection chain

APT / threat actorSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-10-02
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

UAC-0154 Infection chain

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-uac0154-powershell-infection-chain-1.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Uac0154_Powershell_Infection_Chain_1 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "UAC-0154 Infection chain"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "428eb021-b37f-4db5-8cab-ca2f6dd2e202"
		date = "2023-10-02"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_uac0154_powershell_infection_chain_1.yar#L1-L18"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "a849c397e7f61e41ea7e67a265717d7d66f6af42f3d1e930020d1433dd3aab18"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "command $es ="
		$ = "function isV"
		$ = "doIn;"
		$ = "System.IO.Comp"

	condition:
		all of them and filesize < 100KB
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"command $es ="
$text"function isV"
$text"doIn;"
$text"System.IO.Comp"

Condition

all of them and filesize < 100KB

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 100KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • All 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: 428eb021-b37f-4db5-8cab-ca2f6dd2e202

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE