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SEKOIA_Infostealer_Win_Aurora_Str

Finds Aurora botnet samples based on characteristic strings.

MalwareAuroraSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-07-21
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Finds Aurora botnet samples based on characteristic strings.

Associated malware family: Aurora.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 18 patterns (18 text, 0 hex, 0 regex). YARA modules used: pe.

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Includes the imports needed to compile it on its own.

infostealer-win-aurora-str.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
import "pe"

rule SEKOIA_Infostealer_Win_Aurora_Str : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Finds Aurora botnet samples based on characteristic strings."
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "1f4391b8-700f-4702-9ef6-68ce3d55a176"
		date = "2022-07-21"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/infostealer_win_aurora_str.yar#L3-L34"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "745443bb58f00cb09a1f323f530219913eaaf0d0e71c9a25af2072006f8c5f92"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$str01 = "Logs.tar" ascii
		$str02 = "*main.StealerData" ascii
		$str03 = "AppData\\Roaming\\Armory" ascii
		$str04 = "AppData\\Local\\BraveSoftware\\Brave-Browser\\User Data" ascii
		$str05 = "github.com/TheTitanrain/w32" ascii
		$str06 = "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3" ascii
		$str07 = "ScreenShot" ascii
		$str08 = "*sql.stmtConnGrabber" ascii
		$str09 = "Default\\Network\\Cookies" ascii
		$str10 = "BuildID" ascii
		$str11 = "Clipper" ascii
		$str12 = "GeoPos" ascii
		$str13 = "AppData\\Roaming\\Exodus\\exodus.wallet" ascii
		$str14 = "FileGrabber\\Documents" ascii
		$str15 = "193.233.48." ascii
		$str16 = "ShellExecute" ascii
		$str17 = "crypto/aes.(*aesCipherGCM).Encrypt" ascii
		$str18 = "File-Download" ascii

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and ( 14 of them or pe.imphash ( ) == "8ee5c1c09f740fbe63e8b35dac5d6f70" or pe.imphash ( ) == "369b4f5b6c99674f15070689e1f675af" )
}

Strings (18 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$str01text"Logs.tar"ascii
$str02text"*main.StealerData"ascii
$str03text"AppData\\Roaming\\Armory"ascii
$str04text"AppData\\Local\\BraveSoftware\\Brave-Browser\\User Data"ascii
$str05text"github.com/TheTitanrain/w32"ascii
$str06text"github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"ascii
$str07text"ScreenShot"ascii
$str08text"*sql.stmtConnGrabber"ascii
$str09text"Default\\Network\\Cookies"ascii
$str10text"BuildID"ascii
$str11text"Clipper"ascii
$str12text"GeoPos"ascii
$str13text"AppData\\Roaming\\Exodus\\exodus.wallet"ascii
$str14text"FileGrabber\\Documents"ascii
$str15text"193.233.48."ascii
$str16text"ShellExecute"ascii
$str17text"crypto/aes.(*aesCipherGCM).Encrypt"ascii
$str18text"File-Download"ascii

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and ( 14 of them or pe.imphash ( ) == "8ee5c1c09f740fbe63e8b35dac5d6f70" or pe.imphash ( ) == "369b4f5b6c99674f15070689e1f675af" )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 14 patterns in the rule must match.
  • Uses the pe module.
  • Checks the PE import hash (imphash).

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: Sekoia.io

Source repository: SEKOIA.IO Community @ a438a5901a

Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 1f4391b8-700f-4702-9ef6-68ce3d55a176

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE

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