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SEKOIA_Backdoor_Powershellempire_Python
Detects Empire Python version
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-04-15
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects Empire Python version
It defines 2 patterns (2 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
backdoor-powershellempire-python.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Backdoor_Powershellempire_Python : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects Empire Python version"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "c2913f60-46a2-42c1-8569-72568eaddaed"
= "2022-04-15"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/backdoor_powershellempire_python.yar#L1-L16"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "81c74a73ff7fe02420f29a53b350f1b53964f5a04f0694fed5b1b4bd6cc5ad03"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "import sys,base64;exec"
$ = "aW1wb3J0IHN5cztpbXBvcnQgcmUsIHN1YnByb2"
condition:
all of them and filesize < 1MB
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "import sys,base64;exec" | |
| $ | text | "aW1wb3J0IHN5cztpbXBvcnQgcmUsIHN1YnByb2" |
Condition
all of them and filesize < 1MBIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 1MB (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)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: c2913f60-46a2-42c1-8569-72568eaddaed
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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