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SEKOIA_Ransomware_Lin_Avoslocker_Strings
Detect AvosLocker ransomware for Linux by using strings from its ransom note and the onion domains
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-02-21
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detect AvosLocker ransomware for Linux by using strings from its ransom note and the onion domains
Associated malware family: Avos Locker.
Targets: Linux ELF.
It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SEKOIA_Ransomware_Lin_Avoslocker_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detect AvosLocker ransomware for Linux by using strings from its ransom note and the onion domains"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "6056e15c-d656-41cb-bea0-704776c52c92"
= "2022-02-21"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/ransomware_lin_avoslocker_strings.yar#L1-L20"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "0cd7b6ea8857ce827180342a1c955e79c3336a6cf2000244e5cfd4279c5fc1b6"
= "7c935dcd672c4854495f41008120288e8e1c144089f1f06a23bd0a0f52a544b1"
= "10ab76cd6d6b50d26fde5fe54e8d80fceeb744de8dbafddff470939fac6a98c4"
= "b65cf6713027644de281f17a4c5c170fc09a154e7119d04a92aceed0e2d7e4fd"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = "The corporations whom don't pay or fail to respond in a swift manner can be found in our blog, accessible at" ascii
$s2 = "http://avosqxh72b5ia23dl5fgwcpndkctuzqvh2iefk5imp3pi5gfhel5klad.onion" ascii
$s3 = "http://avosjon4pfh3y7ew3jdwz6ofw7lljcxlbk7hcxxmnxlh5kvf2akcqjad.onion" ascii
condition:
uint32( 0 ) == 0x464c457f and all of them
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "The corporations whom don't pay or fail to respond in a swift manner can be found in our blog, accessible at" | ascii |
| $s2 | text | "http://avosqxh72b5ia23dl5fgwcpndkctuzqvh2iefk5imp3pi5gfhel5klad.onion" | ascii |
| $s3 | text | "http://avosjon4pfh3y7ew3jdwz6ofw7lljcxlbk7hcxxmnxlh5kvf2akcqjad.onion" | ascii |
Condition
uint32( 0 ) == 0x464c457f and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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References
Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 0cd7b6ea8857ce827180342a1c955e79c3336a6cf2000244e5cfd4279c5fc1b6
- 7c935dcd672c4854495f41008120288e8e1c144089f1f06a23bd0a0f52a544b1
- 10ab76cd6d6b50d26fde5fe54e8d80fceeb744de8dbafddff470939fac6a98c4
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: 6056e15c-d656-41cb-bea0-704776c52c92
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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