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SEKOIA_Spyware_And_Strongpity_Mobile_Backdoor

Detect the mobile backdoor using the name used in the certificate

MalwareStrongpitySEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2023-01-16
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detect the mobile backdoor using the name used in the certificate

Associated malware family: Strongpity.

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

spyware-and-strongpity-mobile-backdoor.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Spyware_And_Strongpity_Mobile_Backdoor : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detect the mobile backdoor using the name used in the certificate"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "58ceb85b-d94f-47b2-86e4-59bd41f4fea8"
		date = "2023-01-16"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/spyware_and_strongpity_mobile_backdoor.yar#L1-L15"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "9005fe938433223f32642f6bbf7c4c58f0b927a006e283c8b12f79103ec02cfc"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$s1 = "Elizabeth Mckinsen0"

	condition:
		all of them and filesize > 2MB
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"Elizabeth Mckinsen0"

Condition

all of them and filesize > 2MB

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be larger than 2MB.
  • 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: 58ceb85b-d94f-47b2-86e4-59bd41f4fea8

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE

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