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SEKOIA_Backdoor_Win_Spacecolon

Finds Spacecolon samples based on specific strings (ScHackTool component)

MalwareSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-08-25
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 78

What this rule detects

Finds Spacecolon samples based on specific strings (ScHackTool component)

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 24 patterns (24 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

backdoor-win-spacecolon.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Backdoor_Win_Spacecolon : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Finds Spacecolon samples based on specific strings (ScHackTool component)"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "ae09f0e2-e913-44d5-abe1-715170368cc8"
		date = "2023-08-25"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/scarabs-colon-izing-vulnerable-servers/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/backdoor_win_spacecolon.yar#L1-L39"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "1251df19c521e9ee9da307d56eea265265f2bee4a8e7eec099e4ebfb4e2bd7a2"
		score = 75
		quality = 78
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$str01 = "Before Work" ascii
		$str02 = "DEFENDER OFF" ascii
		$str03 = "Stop Service" ascii
		$str04 = "Kill All (Default)" ascii
		$str05 = "Keyboard EN" ascii
		$str06 = "After Work" ascii
		$str07 = "Del Shadow Log" ascii
		$str08 = "Kill OSK" ascii
		$str09 = "PWGEN" ascii
		$str10 = "Character :" ascii
		$str11 = "PW GEN" ascii
		$str12 = "Cobian UI Pass" ascii
		$str13 = "Credssp" ascii
		$str14 = "Username :" ascii
		$str15 = "Password :" ascii
		$str16 = "TSpeedButton" ascii
		$str17 = "Ab1q2w3e!" ascii
		$str18 = "PC Details" ascii
		$str19 = "Mimi Dump" ascii
		$str20 = "MIMI Dump" ascii
		$str21 = "powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \"" wide
		$str22 = "lastlog.txt" wide
		$str23 = "$AdminGroupName = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Group -Filter 'LocalAccount = True AND SID = \"S-1-5-32-544\"').Name" wide
		$str24 = "net localgroup $AdminGroupName " wide

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 17 of them
}

Strings (24 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$str01text"Before Work"ascii
$str02text"DEFENDER OFF"ascii
$str03text"Stop Service"ascii
$str04text"Kill All (Default)"ascii
$str05text"Keyboard EN"ascii
$str06text"After Work"ascii
$str07text"Del Shadow Log"ascii
$str08text"Kill OSK"ascii
$str09text"PWGEN"ascii
$str10text"Character :"ascii
$str11text"PW GEN"ascii
$str12text"Cobian UI Pass"ascii
$str13text"Credssp"ascii
$str14text"Username :"ascii
$str15text"Password :"ascii
$str16text"TSpeedButton"ascii
$str17text"Ab1q2w3e!"ascii
$str18text"PC Details"ascii
$str19text"Mimi Dump"ascii
$str20text"MIMI Dump"ascii
$str21text"powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \""wide
$str22text"lastlog.txt"wide
$str23text"$AdminGroupName = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Group -Filter 'LocalAccount = True AND SID = \"S-1-5-32-544\"').Name"wide
$str24text"net localgroup $AdminGroupName "wide

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 17 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 17 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: ae09f0e2-e913-44d5-abe1-715170368cc8

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE