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SEKOIA_Backdoor_Lin_Bpfdoor

Detect the BPFDoor backdoor used by the Chinese TA Red Menshen

MalwareSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-05-05
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detect the BPFDoor backdoor used by the Chinese TA Red Menshen

Targets: Linux ELF.

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

backdoor-lin-bpfdoor.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Backdoor_Lin_Bpfdoor : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detect the BPFDoor backdoor used by the Chinese TA Red Menshen"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "1776ff6f-6fbb-4a81-bcad-c43b5117c67c"
		date = "2022-05-05"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/yara/mal_lnx_implant_may22.yar"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/backdoor_lin_bpfdoor.yar#L1-L22"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "c917bd12731d761645adea72bc68c50927a0c2b0c31b2109f7065a992d338329"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$op1 = { e8 ?? ff ff ff 80 45 ee 01 0f b6 45 ee 3b 45 d4 7c 04 c6 45 ee 00 80 45 ff 01 80 7d ff 00 }
		$op2 = { 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 30 89 7d ec 48 89 75 e0 89 55 dc 83 7d dc 00 75 0? }
		$op3 = { e8 a? fe ff ff 0f b6 45 f6 48 03 45 e8 0f b6 10 0f b6 45 f7 48 03 45 e8 0f b6 00 8d 04 02 }
		$op4 = { c6 80 01 01 00 00 00 48 8b 45 c8 0f b6 90 01 01 00 00 48 8b 45 c8 88 90 00 01 00 00 c6 45 ef 00 0f b6 45 ef 88 45 ee }

	condition:
		uint32( 0 ) == 0x464c457f and filesize > 10KB and filesize < 50KB and ( all of ( $op* ) )
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$op1hex{ e8 ?? ff ff ff 80 45 ee 01 0f b6 45 ee 3b 45 d4 7c 04 c6 45 ee 00 80 45 ff 01 80 7d ff 00 }
$op2hex{ 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 30 89 7d ec 48 89 75 e0 89 55 dc 83 7d dc 00 75 0? }
$op3hex{ e8 a? fe ff ff 0f b6 45 f6 48 03 45 e8 0f b6 10 0f b6 45 f7 48 03 45 e8 0f b6 00 8d 04 02 }
$op4hex{ c6 80 01 01 00 00 00 48 8b 45 c8 0f b6 90 01 01 00 00 48 8b 45 c8 88 90 00 01 00 00 c6 45 ef 00 0f b6 45 ef 88 45 ee }

Condition

uint32( 0 ) == 0x464c457f and filesize > 10KB and filesize < 50KB and ( all of ( $op* ) )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
  • The file must be smaller than 50KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • The file must be larger than 10KB.
  • All patterns in ( $op* ) 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: 1776ff6f-6fbb-4a81-bcad-c43b5117c67c

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE