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SEKOIA_Backdoor_Win_Volgmer
Detect the NukeSped variant called Volgmer used by Andariel
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-09-04
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detect the NukeSped variant called Volgmer used by Andariel
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 14 patterns (14 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SEKOIA_Backdoor_Win_Volgmer : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detect the NukeSped variant called Volgmer used by Andariel"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "9468a66d-787c-488f-937b-22617c7a2ded"
= "2023-09-04"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/backdoor_win_volgmer.yar#L1-L32"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "3098e6e7ae23b3b8637677da7bfc0ba720e557e6df71fa54a8ef1579b6746061"
= "7339cfa5a67f5a4261c18839ef971d7f96eaf60a46190cab590b439c71c4742b"
= "8daa6b20caf4bf384cc7912a73f243ce6e2f07a5cb3b3e95303db931c3fe339f"
= "1b88b939e5ec186b2d19aec8f17792d493d74dd6ab3d5a6ddc42bfe78b01aff1"
= "700fcfcc3df1d81af99db38e305f64ca87f8368fc0149c9ad64d75c2917ec1f3"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "Fixed" wide
$ = "CDRom" wide
$ = "Removable" wide
$ = "%.2fGB" wide
$ = "\\*.*" wide
$ = "Folder" wide
$ = "%.1fKB" wide
$ = "%.1fMB" wide
$ = "%s\\*.*" wide
$ = "%s\\%s\\%s" wide
$ = "%s\\%s%s" wide
$ = "Remote PC" wide
$ = "%s|%s|%s|%s|%s|%s|" wide
$ = "%s\\cmd.exe" wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of them
}
Strings (14 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "Fixed" | wide |
| $ | text | "CDRom" | wide |
| $ | text | "Removable" | wide |
| $ | text | "%.2fGB" | wide |
| $ | text | "\\*.*" | wide |
| $ | text | "Folder" | wide |
| $ | text | "%.1fKB" | wide |
| $ | text | "%.1fMB" | wide |
| $ | text | "%s\\*.*" | wide |
| $ | text | "%s\\%s\\%s" | wide |
| $ | text | "%s\\%s%s" | wide |
| $ | text | "Remote PC" | wide |
| $ | text | "%s|%s|%s|%s|%s|%s|" | wide |
| $ | text | "%s\\cmd.exe" | wide |
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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References
Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 3098e6e7ae23b3b8637677da7bfc0ba720e557e6df71fa54a8ef1579b6746061
- 7339cfa5a67f5a4261c18839ef971d7f96eaf60a46190cab590b439c71c4742b
- 8daa6b20caf4bf384cc7912a73f243ce6e2f07a5cb3b3e95303db931c3fe339f
- 1b88b939e5ec186b2d19aec8f17792d493d74dd6ab3d5a6ddc42bfe78b01aff1
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: 9468a66d-787c-488f-937b-22617c7a2ded
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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