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SEKOIA_Generic_Sharpshooter_Payload_9

Detects payload created by SharpShooter

GenericSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-02-03
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects payload created by SharpShooter

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

generic-sharpshooter-payload-9.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Generic_Sharpshooter_Payload_9 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects payload created by SharpShooter"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "e4283d6e-d829-4f21-ba60-9e6232519e54"
		date = "2023-02-03"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/generic_sharpshooter_payload_9.yar#L1-L17"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "deb0773e6300ed0f4c099359731812216390017eaf8de678b2a5ed237906f03f"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "shell.Environment(\"Process\").Item(\"COMPLUS_Version\")"
		$ = "(enc.GetBytes_4(b), 0, length), 0, ((length / 4) * 3)"
		$ = "DebugPrint Err.Description"

	condition:
		all of them and filesize < 2MB
}

Strings (3 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"shell.Environment(\"Process\").Item(\"COMPLUS_Version\")"
$text"(enc.GetBytes_4(b), 0, length), 0, ((length / 4) * 3)"
$text"DebugPrint Err.Description"

Condition

all of them and filesize < 2MB

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 2MB (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: e4283d6e-d829-4f21-ba60-9e6232519e54

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE