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SEKOIA_Loader_Fakebat_Initial_Powershell_May24

Finds FakeBat initial PowerShell script downloading and executing the next-stage payload.

MalwareSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2024-05-28
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Finds FakeBat initial PowerShell script downloading and executing the next-stage payload.

It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

loader-fakebat-initial-powershell-may24.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Loader_Fakebat_Initial_Powershell_May24 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Finds FakeBat initial PowerShell script downloading and executing the next-stage payload."
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "adf0e4fc-fa98-470b-9535-bd30d0bdb3aa"
		date = "2024-05-28"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/loader_fakebat_initial_powershell_may24.yar#L1-L21"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "6a699df361b0cb2baf1d0b128f795aa9918ebe11daaeb1fa49aebf9320add762"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		modification_date = "2024-06-21"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$str01 = "='http" wide
		$str02 = "=(iwr -Uri $" wide
		$str03 = " -UserAgent $" wide
		$str04 = " -UseBasicParsing).Content; iex $" wide

	condition:
		3 of ( $str* ) and filesize < 1KB and true
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$str01text"='http"wide
$str02text"=(iwr -Uri $"wide
$str03text" -UserAgent $"wide
$str04text" -UseBasicParsing).Content; iex $"wide

Condition

3 of ( $str* ) and filesize < 1KB and true

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 1KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 3 patterns in ( $str* ) 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)

Original rule

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

Rule id: adf0e4fc-fa98-470b-9535-bd30d0bdb3aa

Metadata

version1.0
modification_date2024-06-21
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE