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SEKOIA_Implant_Win_Pingpull
Detect the PingPull malware used by GALLUM in 2022
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-06-13
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detect the PingPull malware used by GALLUM in 2022
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 1 patterns (1 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
implant-win-pingpull.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Implant_Win_Pingpull : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detect the PingPull malware used by GALLUM in 2022"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "521615d4-912b-4581-b5a9-a8b158ac9496"
= "2022-06-13"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/pingpull-gallium/#Protections-and-Mitigations"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/implant_win_pingpull.yar#L1-L16"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "778d429e4c6d7575ddeea5144f9554f2b6ca46175d4202d338bef01dc9668b97"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "PROJECT_%s_%s_%08X"
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and all of them
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "PROJECT_%s_%s_%08X" |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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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: 521615d4-912b-4581-b5a9-a8b158ac9496
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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