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SEKOIA_Crybercrime_Prophetspider_Proxy
Detects the Winntaa decryption loop or imphash
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-02-17
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects the Winntaa decryption loop or imphash
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex). YARA modules used: pe.
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
Includes the imports needed to compile it on its own.
crybercrime-prophetspider-proxy.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
import "pe"
rule SEKOIA_Crybercrime_Prophetspider_Proxy : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects the Winntaa decryption loop or imphash"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "b7637fc3-bf81-40c4-869c-1c283574e0a7"
= "2022-02-17"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/crybercrime_prophetspider_proxy.yar#L3-L41"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "711ef3fc6ac488200415b7178c7f639ad9f6c72077bbebac2e6d5e0bed7120dd"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = { 56
57
48 8D 95 F0 FE FF FF
31 C0
66 21 02
48 89 CE
AC
48 89 D7
4C 89 C2
88 D4
30 C2
0F B6 CA
48 89 95 E8 FE FF FF
AC
30 E0
AA
E2 FA
88 C8
AA
48 8D 85 F0 FE FF FF
48 8B 95 E8 FE FF FF
5F
5E
C3 }
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and ( all of them or pe.imphash ( ) == "55e0b8e5b4d787c680ada4e450789a4d" )
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | hex | { 56 57 48 8D 95 F0 FE FF FF 31 C0 66 21 02 48 89 CE AC 48 89 D7 4C 89 C2 88 D4 … |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and ( all of them or pe.imphash ( ) == "55e0b8e5b4d787c680ada4e450789a4d" )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
- Uses the pe module.
- Checks the PE import hash (imphash).
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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: b7637fc3-bf81-40c4-869c-1c283574e0a7
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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