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SEKOIA_Ransomware_Win_Agenda

Finds Agenda ransomware (aka Qilin) samples based on characteristic strings

MalwareSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-12-15
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Finds Agenda ransomware (aka Qilin) samples based on characteristic strings

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 12 patterns (12 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

ransomware-win-agenda.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Ransomware_Win_Agenda : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Finds Agenda ransomware (aka Qilin) samples based on characteristic strings"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "b0ea8e69-8f29-452f-95f7-67ee0e545b66"
		date = "2022-12-15"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/ransomware_win_agenda.yar#L1-L26"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "7e315f639c4d785639bf7ed3bd805551366b4da10a664a42bf801c54c6f7bd2d"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$str00 = "\"note\": \"-- Qilin" ascii
		$str01 = "README-RECOVER-.txt" ascii
		$str02 = "\"file_black_list\": [" ascii
		$str03 = "\"file_pattern_black_list\": [" ascii
		$str04 = "Encrypted files have new extension." ascii
		$str05 = "We have downloaded compromising and sensitive data from you system/network" ascii
		$str06 = "Employees personal dataCVsDLSSN." ascii
		$str07 = "ueegj65kwr3v3sjhli73gjtmfnh2uqlte3vyg2kkyqq7cja2yx2ptaad.onion" ascii
		$str08 = "cmdvssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet" ascii
		$str09 = "[WARNING] Removing shadows failed." ascii
		$str10 = "[INFO] Shadow copies removed" ascii
		$str11 = "[WARNING] net sahre enum failed with:" ascii

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 2 of them
}

Strings (12 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$str00text"\"note\": \"-- Qilin"ascii
$str01text"README-RECOVER-.txt"ascii
$str02text"\"file_black_list\": ["ascii
$str03text"\"file_pattern_black_list\": ["ascii
$str04text"Encrypted files have new extension."ascii
$str05text"We have downloaded compromising and sensitive data from you system/network"ascii
$str06text"Employees personal dataCVsDLSSN."ascii
$str07text"ueegj65kwr3v3sjhli73gjtmfnh2uqlte3vyg2kkyqq7cja2yx2ptaad.onion"ascii
$str08text"cmdvssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet"ascii
$str09text"[WARNING] Removing shadows failed."ascii
$str10text"[INFO] Shadow copies removed"ascii
$str11text"[WARNING] net sahre enum failed with:"ascii

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 2 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 2 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: b0ea8e69-8f29-452f-95f7-67ee0e545b66

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE