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SEKOIA_Hacktool_Microsocks_Strings

Detects Microsocks

Hack toolSEKOIA.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 Microsocks

Targets: Linux ELF.

It defines 2 patterns (2 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

hacktool-microsocks-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Hacktool_Microsocks_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Microsocks"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "20e82008-249b-47a3-885b-7c4b04b31a57"
		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/hacktool_microsocks_strings.yar#L1-L18"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "b76b66fbdd9a7e2ea8adb68781d6b14c18189a8b330a61c2a65e7394ef8024c3"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "microsocks -1 -i listenip -p port -u user -P password"
		$ = "user/pass, it is added to a whitelist"

	condition:
		uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 1MB and all of them
}

Strings (2 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"microsocks -1 -i listenip -p port -u user -P password"
$text"user/pass, it is added to a whitelist"

Condition

uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 1MB and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
  • The file must be smaller than 1MB (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: 20e82008-249b-47a3-885b-7c4b04b31a57

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE