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SEKOIA_Generic_Perl_Reverse_Shell

Detects simple reverse shell written in Perl

GenericSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-12-08
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects simple reverse shell written in Perl

It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

generic-perl-reverse-shell.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Generic_Perl_Reverse_Shell : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects simple reverse shell written in Perl"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "4eb2ef0d-3ada-4566-bd82-8c75d6931acc"
		date = "2023-12-08"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/generic_perl_reverse_shell.yar#L1-L17"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "d0a23db712746bac4684d6b4508dd891caf06d72af153b1a0ab489a93edbfaf4"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "open(STDIN,\">&S\");"
		$ = "open(STDERR,\">&S\");"
		$ = "use Socket;$i="

	condition:
		filesize < 300 and all of them
}

Strings (3 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"open(STDIN,\">&S\");"
$text"open(STDERR,\">&S\");"
$text"use Socket;$i="

Condition

filesize < 300 and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 300 (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • All 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: 4eb2ef0d-3ada-4566-bd82-8c75d6931acc

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE