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SEKOIA_Generic_Python_Reverse_Shell
Detects simple reverse shell written in Python
- 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 Python
It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
generic-python-reverse-shell.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Generic_Python_Reverse_Shell : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects simple reverse shell written in Python"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "ab25f8db-e39d-4aa4-b431-cf5cd2e038e5"
= "2023-12-08"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/generic_python_reverse_shell.yar#L1-L18"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "ced9923ef8018796545d93d9ac8ba3138dd7d4e79db742eb3babcd94c8d3c304"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "import pty"
$ = "lhost ="
$ = "os.dup2(s.fileno(),0)"
$ = "os.putenv(\"HISTFILE\",'/dev/null')"
condition:
filesize < 1KB and all of them
}
Strings (4 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "import pty" | |
| $ | text | "lhost =" | |
| $ | text | "os.dup2(s.fileno(),0)" | |
| $ | text | "os.putenv(\"HISTFILE\",'/dev/null')" |
Condition
filesize < 1KB and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 1KB (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)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: ab25f8db-e39d-4aa4-b431-cf5cd2e038e5
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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