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SEKOIA_Luckymouse_Sysupdate_Loader
Detects decryption routine prologue of sysupdate loader
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-08-19
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects decryption routine prologue of sysupdate loader
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
luckymouse-sysupdate-loader.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Luckymouse_Sysupdate_Loader : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects decryption routine prologue of sysupdate loader"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "6007e846-d467-4d07-b345-e25191b7c8bc"
= "2022-08-19"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/luckymouse_sysupdate_loader.yar#L1-L17"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "9d46b74d8e5f94ecd844cffcd6d0d29eb662374c1d6fbe87acf3c877e5f963b3"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = { DB D4 33 C9 66 B9 ?? ?? E8 FF FF FF FF }
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and all of them
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | hex | { DB D4 33 C9 66 B9 ?? ?? E8 FF FF FF FF } |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 1MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- All 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: 6007e846-d467-4d07-b345-e25191b7c8bc
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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