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SEKOIA_Hacktool_Nbtscan_Strings
Detects NBTScan hacktool based on strings, ELF & PE variants
- 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:
= "Detects NBTScan hacktool based on strings, ELF & PE variants"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "8883b56c-a085-459c-9ec6-a139ad5a2671"
= "2022-02-06"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/hacktool_nbtscan_strings.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "87e4f5dd16ee29dfd23b70dccbc41b0ef40c2db28f42fbd7fd84e5e93ca5c943"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "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)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | 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 themIn 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)
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
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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