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SEKOIA_Apt_Uac0154_Powershell_Infection_Chain_2
UAC-0154 Infection chain
- 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:
= "UAC-0154 Infection chain"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "6fe37d52-9bd3-4aa8-83ba-15399bd1b66c"
= "2023-10-02"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_uac0154_powershell_infection_chain_2.yar#L1-L19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "029d88971030a377b3c93ba4c986668e53b01ee03ba94a0a4ceb54b20b72ff2d"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "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)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | 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 < 100KBIn 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)
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
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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