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SEKOIA_Backdoor_Powershellempire_Sharpire
Detect Sharpire version of Empire
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-04-15
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detect Sharpire version of Empire
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
backdoor-powershellempire-sharpire.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Backdoor_Powershellempire_Sharpire : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detect Sharpire version of Empire"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "fed21fbd-52ed-4649-a1ff-56eae57fc9ef"
= "2022-04-15"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/backdoor_powershellempire_sharpire.yar#L1-L19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "a4da54a16ee1ac3dea3b3b5a5983638ea28fd1e6d580cd48db595f15a92817a1"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "GetAgentID" ascii wide
$ = "SetAgentID" ascii wide
$ = "StartAgentJob" ascii wide
$ = "get_JobThread" ascii wide
$ = "GetStagerURI" ascii wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 4 of them and filesize < 1MB
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "GetAgentID" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "SetAgentID" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "StartAgentJob" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "get_JobThread" | ascii wide |
| $ | text | "GetStagerURI" | ascii wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 4 of them and filesize < 1MBIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 1MB (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: fed21fbd-52ed-4649-a1ff-56eae57fc9ef
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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