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SEKOIA_Implant_Win_Incontroller
Detect the INCONTROLLER implant
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-04-14
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detect the INCONTROLLER implant
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 12 patterns (12 text, 0 hex, 0 regex). YARA modules used: pe, hash.
YARA-X says: warning[deprecated_field]: field `number_of_sections` is deprecated
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
Includes the imports needed to compile it on its own.
import "pe"
import "hash"
rule SEKOIA_Implant_Win_Incontroller : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detect the INCONTROLLER implant "
= "Sekoia.io"
= "c346c6ea-c5c0-4e9f-a632-1e8ed0286fbc"
= "2022-04-14"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://www.mandiant.com/resources/incontroller-state-sponsored-ics-tool"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/implant_win_incontroller.yar#L4-L49"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "69296ca3575d9bc04ce0250d734d1a83c1348f5b6da756944933af0578bd41d2"
= "988e3004169817758a38dc7cd621ed351dac4de41e6dad03ab1cdfc07b8a6cac"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "AsRockDrv.sys" ascii
$ = "C:\\Users\\User1\\Desktop\\dev projects\\SignSploit1\\x64\\Release\\AsrDrv_exploit.pdb" ascii
$ = "found map in %.3f sec physical address : %016I64x" ascii
$ = "get physical regions error : %x!"
$ = "Device AsrDrv103 was opened successefuly!" ascii
$ = "Ioctl handler AsrDrv103 was found successefuly!" ascii
$ = "cant open the AsrDrv103!" ascii
$ = "can't read a unsigned driver ! " ascii
$ = "cant drop and load exploatable driver ! " ascii
$ = "please set unsigned driver as argument to program!" ascii
$ = "\\DosDevices\\AsrDrv103" wide
$t = "This program cannot be run in DOS mode."
condition:
( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 4 of them and filesize < 800KB and #t == 2 ) or pe.imphash ( ) == "f139e860bc959a7e65a008399425c090" or for any i in ( 0 .. pe.number_of_sections -1 ) : ( hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "a2fe4d32d74354c391a283178f0291e6" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "c33f9caa68fe46c6996a928ba5a38fd6" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "d9a1f1a4d48906da1d9f33eae0f0eaef" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "76426b0209a87fa32ca28e9f2361be67" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "9e63a5064b755925598b8d72ace52dc9" ) or hash.md5 ( pe.rich_signature.clear_data ) == "140d7fb360dbebb03edab903b5d08285"
}
Strings (12 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "AsRockDrv.sys" | ascii |
| $ | text | "C:\\Users\\User1\\Desktop\\dev projects\\SignSploit1\\x64\\Release\\AsrDrv_exploit.pdb" | ascii |
| $ | text | "found map in %.3f sec physical address : %016I64x" | ascii |
| $ | text | "get physical regions error : %x!" | |
| $ | text | "Device AsrDrv103 was opened successefuly!" | ascii |
| $ | text | "Ioctl handler AsrDrv103 was found successefuly!" | ascii |
| $ | text | "cant open the AsrDrv103!" | ascii |
| $ | text | "can't read a unsigned driver ! " | ascii |
| $ | text | "cant drop and load exploatable driver ! " | ascii |
| $ | text | "please set unsigned driver as argument to program!" | ascii |
| $ | text | "\\DosDevices\\AsrDrv103" | wide |
| $t | text | "This program cannot be run in DOS mode." |
Condition
( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 4 of them and filesize < 800KB and #t == 2 ) or pe.imphash ( ) == "f139e860bc959a7e65a008399425c090" or for any i in ( 0 .. pe.number_of_sections -1 ) : ( hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "a2fe4d32d74354c391a283178f0291e6" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "c33f9caa68fe46c6996a928ba5a38fd6" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "d9a1f1a4d48906da1d9f33eae0f0eaef" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "76426b0209a87fa32ca28e9f2361be67" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "9e63a5064b755925598b8d72ace52dc9" ) or hash.md5 ( pe.rich_signature.clear_data ) == "140d7fb360dbebb03edab903b5d08285"In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 800KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 4 patterns in the rule must match.
- Pattern $t must occur == 2 times.
- A for-loop checks a property over several matches or items.
- Uses the pe module.
- Uses the hash module.
- Compares a hash of the file or a part of it.
- Checks the PE import hash (imphash).
- Checks PE sections (names, count or properties).
Test this rule in your browser
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Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 69296ca3575d9bc04ce0250d734d1a83c1348f5b6da756944933af0578bd41d2
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: c346c6ea-c5c0-4e9f-a632-1e8ed0286fbc
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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