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SEKOIA_Hacktool_Stowaway_Strings
Detects Stowaway based on strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-11-15
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects Stowaway based on strings
Associated malware family: Stowaway.
Targets: Windows PE, Linux ELF.
It defines 10 patterns (10 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
hacktool-stowaway-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Hacktool_Stowaway_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects Stowaway based on strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "a952b45a-269b-4075-bf72-16d6d863e97c"
= "2023-11-15"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/hacktool_stowaway_strings.yar#L1-L24"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "10d28637e47d43497923a192c9e3a8bb35b480a314c71132866bdf0e49c2c460"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "agent.CloseLowConn"
$ = "agent.CloseListener"
$ = "agent.SimpleNodeInit"
$ = "agent.HandleConnToLowerNode"
$ = "agent.HandleConnFromLowerNode"
$ = "common.NewPassToLowerNodeData"
$ = "agent.HandleSimpleNodeConn"
$ = "agent.HandleConnToUpperNode"
$ = "agent.HandleConnFromUpperNode"
$ = "agent.StartSocks"
condition:
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and all of them
}
Strings (10 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "agent.CloseLowConn" | |
| $ | text | "agent.CloseListener" | |
| $ | text | "agent.SimpleNodeInit" | |
| $ | text | "agent.HandleConnToLowerNode" | |
| $ | text | "agent.HandleConnFromLowerNode" | |
| $ | text | "common.NewPassToLowerNodeData" | |
| $ | text | "agent.HandleSimpleNodeConn" | |
| $ | text | "agent.HandleConnToUpperNode" | |
| $ | text | "agent.HandleConnFromUpperNode" | |
| $ | text | "agent.StartSocks" |
Condition
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and all 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.
- 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)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: a952b45a-269b-4075-bf72-16d6d863e97c
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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