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SEKOIA_Implant_Mac_Smoothoperator_Update_Agent
UpdateAgent payload delivered by SmoothOperator during the 3CX supply chain attack
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-07-04
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
UpdateAgent payload delivered by SmoothOperator during the 3CX supply chain attack
Targets: macOS Mach-O.
It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
implant-mac-smoothoperator-update-agent.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Implant_Mac_Smoothoperator_Update_Agent : FILE
{
meta:
= "UpdateAgent payload delivered by SmoothOperator during the 3CX supply chain attack"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "45a1d0d9-083b-4b4a-b53c-e5d86f804f01"
= "2023-07-04"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/implant_mac_smoothoperator_update_agent.yar#L1-L18"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "d5a0d87ac810097983df92ab1b1ff9775093b0aaaf551a74ff6fe5149dbd3a21"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "3CX Desktop App/.main_storage"
$ = "3CX Desktop App/config.json"
$ = "3cx_auth_token_content=%s"
$ = "3cx_auth_id=%s"
condition:
uint32be( 0 ) == 0xcffaedfe and 2 of them
}
Strings (4 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "3CX Desktop App/.main_storage" | |
| $ | text | "3CX Desktop App/config.json" | |
| $ | text | "3cx_auth_token_content=%s" | |
| $ | text | "3cx_auth_id=%s" |
Condition
uint32be( 0 ) == 0xcffaedfe and 2 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with a Mach-O / fat binary magic — a macOS executable.
- At least 2 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: 45a1d0d9-083b-4b4a-b53c-e5d86f804f01
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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