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SEKOIA_Apt_Uac0154_Powershell_Infection_Chain_2

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 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-uac0154-powershell-infection-chain-2.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Uac0154_Powershell_Infection_Chain_2 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "UAC-0154 Infection chain"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "6fe37d52-9bd3-4aa8-83ba-15399bd1b66c"
		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_2.yar#L1-L19"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "029d88971030a377b3c93ba4c986668e53b01ee03ba94a0a4ceb54b20b72ff2d"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "files.catbox.moe"
		$ = "$pse = $pse.Replace"
		$ = "start -WindowStyle Hidden -FilePath $p"
		$ = "-bxor $xorMask"
		$ = "SysctlHost"

	condition:
		4 of them and filesize < 100KB
}

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"files.catbox.moe"
$text"$pse = $pse.Replace"
$text"start -WindowStyle Hidden -FilePath $p"
$text"-bxor $xorMask"
$text"SysctlHost"

Condition

4 of them and filesize < 100KB

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 100KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 4 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: 6fe37d52-9bd3-4aa8-83ba-15399bd1b66c

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE