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SEKOIA_Loader_Amadey_Clipper_Plugin
Finds Amadey's clipper plugin based on characteristic strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-05-16
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Finds Amadey's clipper plugin based on characteristic strings
Associated malware family: Amadey.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
loader-amadey-clipper-plugin.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Loader_Amadey_Clipper_Plugin : FILE
{
meta:
= "Finds Amadey's clipper plugin based on characteristic strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "487b6657-8834-45ee-8fd4-03df9c0dd7be"
= "2023-05-16"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/loader_amadey_clipper_plugin.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "6f5a2fa9c687f0fb2423ca97540d0173551dd04b31d092e4d47d6d7d22dfb965"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$str01 = "CLIPPERDLL.dll" ascii
$str02 = "??4CClipperDLL@@QAEAAV0@$$QAV0@@Z" ascii
$str03 = "??4CClipperDLL@@QAEAAV0@ABV0@@Z" ascii
$str04 = "Main" ascii fullword
$str05 = "OpenClipboard" ascii
$str06 = "GetClipboardData" ascii
$str07 = "D:\\Mktmp\\Amadey\\ClipperDLL\\Release\\CLIPPERDLL.pdb" ascii
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 5 of them
}
Strings (7 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $str01 | text | "CLIPPERDLL.dll" | ascii |
| $str02 | text | "??4CClipperDLL@@QAEAAV0@$$QAV0@@Z" | ascii |
| $str03 | text | "??4CClipperDLL@@QAEAAV0@ABV0@@Z" | ascii |
| $str04 | text | "Main" | ascii fullword |
| $str05 | text | "OpenClipboard" | ascii |
| $str06 | text | "GetClipboardData" | ascii |
| $str07 | text | "D:\\Mktmp\\Amadey\\ClipperDLL\\Release\\CLIPPERDLL.pdb" | ascii |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 5 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 5 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: 487b6657-8834-45ee-8fd4-03df9c0dd7be
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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