YARA · SEKOIA.IO Community
SEKOIA_Backdoor_Win_Sponsor
Detect the Sponsor backdoor
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-03-29
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detect the Sponsor backdoor
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-win-sponsor.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Backdoor_Win_Sponsor : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detect the Sponsor backdoor"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "d410cdb7-a2a8-481e-a90a-49ef15a7a0e3"
= "2024-03-29"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/sponsor-batch-filed-whiskers-ballistic-bobcats-scan-strike-backdoor/"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/backdoor_win_sponsor.yar#L1-L24"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "e5ee874bd59bb2a6dec700686544e7914312abff166a7390b34f7cb29993267a"
= "e2b74ed355d68bed2e7242baecccd7eb6eb480212d6cc54526bc4ff7e6f57629"
= "2a99cf7d73d453f3554e24bf3efa49d8109da9e8543db815a8f813559d083f8f"
= "c4dbda41c726af9ba3d9224f2e38fc433d2b60f4a23512437adeae8ef8986c57"
= "844104863e8e0c49da3a41d39fe210e01329eeaecec6ffc231aae12392773ef6"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
$ = "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\TimeZoneInformation"
$ = "\\Uninstall.bat"
$ = "\\config.txt"
$ = "\\node.txt"
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of them
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" | |
| $ | text | "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\TimeZoneInformation" | |
| $ | text | "\\Uninstall.bat" | |
| $ | text | "\\config.txt" | |
| $ | text | "\\node.txt" |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- e5ee874bd59bb2a6dec700686544e7914312abff166a7390b34f7cb29993267a
- e2b74ed355d68bed2e7242baecccd7eb6eb480212d6cc54526bc4ff7e6f57629
- 2a99cf7d73d453f3554e24bf3efa49d8109da9e8543db815a8f813559d083f8f
- c4dbda41c726af9ba3d9224f2e38fc433d2b60f4a23512437adeae8ef8986c57
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: d410cdb7-a2a8-481e-a90a-49ef15a7a0e3
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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