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SEKOIA_Rat_Win_Asbit
Finds Asbit samples based on characteristic strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-09-19
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Finds Asbit samples based on characteristic strings
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rat-win-asbit.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Rat_Win_Asbit : FILE
{
meta:
= "Finds Asbit samples based on characteristic strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "b2d60eff-3dc8-4857-a0ea-d4fcd34c40bc"
= "2022-09-19"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://blogs.juniper.net/en-us/threat-research/asbit-an-emerging-remote-desktop-trojan"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/rat_win_asbit.yar#L1-L18"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "1362ebe89a4d2645eb687d92510daa355a16f05da7f5513817f8439f29722827"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$str01 = "/build?project=libexpat&_={0}" wide
$str02 = "/resolve?name={0}&short=true&_={1}" wide
$str03 = "/c ping 127.0.0.1 & del {0} /q & del /a:H {0} /q" wide
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 1 of them
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $str01 | text | "/build?project=libexpat&_={0}" | wide |
| $str02 | text | "/resolve?name={0}&short=true&_={1}" | wide |
| $str03 | text | "/c ping 127.0.0.1 & del {0} /q & del /a:H {0} /q" | wide |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 1 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 1 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)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: b2d60eff-3dc8-4857-a0ea-d4fcd34c40bc
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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