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SEKOIA_Infostealer_Win_Monster_Stub
Finds Monster Stealer stub (Python payload) based on specific strings.
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-08-07
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Finds Monster Stealer stub (Python payload) based on specific strings.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 17 patterns (17 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
infostealer-win-monster-stub.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Infostealer_Win_Monster_Stub : FILE
{
meta:
= "Finds Monster Stealer stub (Python payload) based on specific strings."
= "Sekoia.io"
= "10d27d49-79ae-4edc-8c30-35506bdf2c42"
= "2024-08-07"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/infostealer_win_monster_stub.yar#L1-L31"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "d6362c54b1f56ffa878423fbb1a3f57508d20e06b573c732f892494178a49200"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$str01 = "https://t.me/monster_free_cloud" ascii
$str02 = "MonsterUpdateService" ascii
$str03 = "Monster.exe" ascii
$str04 = "schtasks /create /f /sc daily /ri 30 /tn" ascii
$str05 = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\StartUp\\" ascii
$str06 = "banned_uuids" ascii
$str07 = "banned_computer_names" ascii
$str08 = "banned_process" ascii
$str09 = "register_X_browsers" ascii
$str10 = "register_payload" ascii
$str11 = "tiktok_sessions.txt" ascii
$str12 = "spotify_sessions.txt" ascii
$str13 = "network_info.txt" ascii
$str14 = "lolz.guru" ascii
$str15 = "echo ####System Info####" ascii
$str16 = "echo ####Firewallinfo####" ascii
$str17 = "/injection/main/injection.js" ascii
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 10 of them
}
Strings (17 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $str01 | text | "https://t.me/monster_free_cloud" | ascii |
| $str02 | text | "MonsterUpdateService" | ascii |
| $str03 | text | "Monster.exe" | ascii |
| $str04 | text | "schtasks /create /f /sc daily /ri 30 /tn" | ascii |
| $str05 | text | "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\StartUp\\" | ascii |
| $str06 | text | "banned_uuids" | ascii |
| $str07 | text | "banned_computer_names" | ascii |
| $str08 | text | "banned_process" | ascii |
| $str09 | text | "register_X_browsers" | ascii |
| $str10 | text | "register_payload" | ascii |
| $str11 | text | "tiktok_sessions.txt" | ascii |
| $str12 | text | "spotify_sessions.txt" | ascii |
| $str13 | text | "network_info.txt" | ascii |
| $str14 | text | "lolz.guru" | ascii |
| $str15 | text | "echo ####System Info####" | ascii |
| $str16 | text | "echo ####Firewallinfo####" | ascii |
| $str17 | text | "/injection/main/injection.js" | ascii |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 10 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 10 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: 10d27d49-79ae-4edc-8c30-35506bdf2c42
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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