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SEKOIA_Apt_Unknown_Sessionmanageriis_Strings
Detects the IIS SessionManager backdoor
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-07-04
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects the IIS SessionManager backdoor
Associated malware family: Session Manager.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-unknown-sessionmanageriis-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Unknown_Sessionmanageriis_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects the IIS SessionManager backdoor"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "7d55dd82-509f-444d-a1ba-6417b51f392f"
= "2022-07-04"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_unknown_sessionmanageriis_strings.yar#L1-L23"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "b1058b07c8e40431f8f3841b5ad49b4d6ead21a91d014f24c083f37eeacc5ac5"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "Wokring OK"
$ = "Delete File Success :"
$ = "Delete File Error :"
$ = "SM_SESSION="
$ = "SM_SESSIONID"
$ = "attachment; filename ="
$ = "CHttpModule::"
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize > 100KB and filesize < 400KB and 4 of them
}
Strings (7 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "Wokring OK" | |
| $ | text | "Delete File Success :" | |
| $ | text | "Delete File Error :" | |
| $ | text | "SM_SESSION=" | |
| $ | text | "SM_SESSIONID" | |
| $ | text | "attachment; filename =" | |
| $ | text | "CHttpModule::" |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize > 100KB and filesize < 400KB and 4 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 400KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- The file must be larger than 100KB.
- 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: 7d55dd82-509f-444d-a1ba-6417b51f392f
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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