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SEKOIA_Tool_Exploit_Comahawk_Strings

Detects COMahawk exploit compiled binaries

Hack toolSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-09-09
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects COMahawk exploit compiled binaries

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

tool-exploit-comahawk-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Exploit_Comahawk_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects COMahawk exploit compiled binaries"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "cc0d10ae-1a14-48c1-9c45-d65fac15f8f1"
		date = "2022-09-09"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_exploit_comahawk_strings.yar#L1-L21"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "a80fed3fd64562dd3e2fa197ca3d2aaf8e33783729b725c71f7eb8931af70d82"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "sc config UsoSvc binpath=" wide
		$ = "binpath= \"cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators /add"
		$ = "[+] Command executed."
		$ = "Release\\COMahawk.pdb"
		$ = " is added as an admin."

	condition:
		uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and 3 of them
}

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"sc config UsoSvc binpath="wide
$text"binpath= \"cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators /add"
$text"[+] Command executed."
$text"Release\\COMahawk.pdb"
$text" is added as an admin."

Condition

uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and 3 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • The file must be smaller than 1MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 3 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: cc0d10ae-1a14-48c1-9c45-d65fac15f8f1

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE