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SEKOIA_Malware_Venom_Admin_Strings

Detects Venom admin strings

MalwareSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-08-29
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects Venom admin strings

It defines 8 patterns (8 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

malware-venom-admin-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Malware_Venom_Admin_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Venom admin strings"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "4929340c-310b-4c59-a111-23409f973d22"
		date = "2022-08-29"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/malware_venom_admin_strings.yar#L1-L22"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "205f16b07f58290b2898de7a7dd1e20f3d7651d738f0b15bf810f9be66eedf3d"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "/admin/admin.go"
		$ = "/cli/interactive.go"
		$ = "/cli/cli.go"
		$ = "/dispather/sender.go"
		$ = "/dispather/proxy.go"
		$ = "/dispather/handler.go"
		$ = "/dispather/forward.go"
		$ = "/utils/reuse_port.go"

	condition:
		filesize < 11MB and 6 of them
}

Strings (8 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"/admin/admin.go"
$text"/cli/interactive.go"
$text"/cli/cli.go"
$text"/dispather/sender.go"
$text"/dispather/proxy.go"
$text"/dispather/handler.go"
$text"/dispather/forward.go"
$text"/utils/reuse_port.go"

Condition

filesize < 11MB and 6 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 11MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 6 patterns in the rule must match.

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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: 4929340c-310b-4c59-a111-23409f973d22

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE