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SEKOIA_Hacktool_Nbtscan_Strings

Detects NBTScan hacktool based on strings, ELF & PE variants

Hack toolSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-02-06
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects NBTScan hacktool based on strings, ELF & PE variants

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

hacktool-nbtscan-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Hacktool_Nbtscan_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects NBTScan hacktool based on strings, ELF & PE variants"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "8883b56c-a085-459c-9ec6-a139ad5a2671"
		date = "2022-02-06"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/hacktool_nbtscan_strings.yar#L1-L21"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "87e4f5dd16ee29dfd23b70dccbc41b0ef40c2db28f42fbd7fd84e5e93ca5c943"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "CHT:nfp:bt:vw:mVO:1P"
		$ = "usage: %s [options] target [targets...]"
		$ = "Targets are lists of IP addresses, DNS names, or address"
		$ = "net bits [%d] must be 1..32"
		$ = "subnet /%d is too large (%d max)"
		$ = "[%s] is invalid IP address"
		$ = "[%s] is an invalid target (bad IP/hostname)"

	condition:
		uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 5 of them
}

Strings (7 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"CHT:nfp:bt:vw:mVO:1P"
$text"usage: %s [options] target [targets...]"
$text"Targets are lists of IP addresses, DNS names, or address"
$text"net bits [%d] must be 1..32"
$text"subnet /%d is too large (%d max)"
$text"[%s] is invalid IP address"
$text"[%s] is an invalid target (bad IP/hostname)"

Condition

uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 5 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 5 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: 8883b56c-a085-459c-9ec6-a139ad5a2671

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE