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SEKOIA_Hacktool_Ligolo_Strings
Detects ligolo based on strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-02-08
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects ligolo based on strings
Targets: Windows PE, Linux ELF.
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
hacktool-ligolo-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Hacktool_Ligolo_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects ligolo based on strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "5013256b-eda3-417e-ac72-959055b01c7e"
= "2022-02-08"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/hacktool_ligolo_strings.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "12609bed61ef4d86737bc652a75c74f01e4a251466129ff56da0d7e002566d50"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "Restarting Ligolo..."
$ = "Ligolo starts a socks5 proxy server"
$ = "main.startSocksProxy"
$ = "main.handleRelay"
$ = "main.StartLigolo"
condition:
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and filesize > 2MB and filesize < 5MB and 3 of them
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "Restarting Ligolo..." | |
| $ | text | "Ligolo starts a socks5 proxy server" | |
| $ | text | "main.startSocksProxy" | |
| $ | text | "main.handleRelay" | |
| $ | text | "main.StartLigolo" |
Condition
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and filesize > 2MB and filesize < 5MB and 3 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
- The file must be smaller than 5MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- The file must be larger than 2MB.
- At least 3 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: 5013256b-eda3-417e-ac72-959055b01c7e
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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