YARA · SEKOIA.IO Community
SEKOIA_Loader_Fakebat_Initial_Powershell_May24
Finds FakeBat initial PowerShell script downloading and executing the next-stage payload.
- 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:
= "Finds FakeBat initial PowerShell script downloading and executing the next-stage payload."
= "Sekoia.io"
= "adf0e4fc-fa98-470b-9535-bd30d0bdb3aa"
= "2024-05-28"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/loader_fakebat_initial_powershell_may24.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "6a699df361b0cb2baf1d0b128f795aa9918ebe11daaeb1fa49aebf9320add762"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "2024-06-21"
= "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)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $str01 | text | "='http" | wide |
| $str02 | text | "=(iwr -Uri $" | wide |
| $str03 | text | " -UserAgent $" | wide |
| $str04 | text | " -UseBasicParsing).Content; iex $" | wide |
Condition
3 of ( $str* ) and filesize < 1KB and trueIn 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)
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
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| modification_date | 2024-06-21 |
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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