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SEKOIA_Luckymouse_Sysupdate_Payload

Detects decryption routine prologue of sysupdate samples

GenericSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
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 samples

It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

luckymouse-sysupdate-payload.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Luckymouse_Sysupdate_Payload : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects decryption routine prologue of sysupdate samples"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "97df4700-de35-49a0-869e-ed89a6d9cbdd"
		date = "2022-08-19"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/luckymouse_sysupdate_payload.yar#L1-L16"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "e8501a50c65330153e613ae5bd6bbfbe4372d85175c3ed81d202ec5f177a94be"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$s1 = { DB ?? ?? C9 66 B9 ?? ?? E8 FF FF FF FF }

	condition:
		filesize < 1MB and all of them
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1hex{ DB ?? ?? C9 66 B9 ?? ?? E8 FF FF FF FF }

Condition

filesize < 1MB and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • 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)

Original rule

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

Rule id: 97df4700-de35-49a0-869e-ed89a6d9cbdd

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE