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SEKOIA_Backdoor_Powershellempire_Sharpire

Detect Sharpire version of Empire

MalwareSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
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:
		description = "Detect Sharpire version of Empire"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "fed21fbd-52ed-4649-a1ff-56eae57fc9ef"
		date = "2022-04-15"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/backdoor_powershellempire_sharpire.yar#L1-L19"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "a4da54a16ee1ac3dea3b3b5a5983638ea28fd1e6d580cd48db595f15a92817a1"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "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)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$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 < 1MB

In 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)

Original rule

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

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE