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SEKOIA_Tool_Exploit_Rottenpotato_Strings
Detects RottenPotato compiled binaries
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-09-09
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects RottenPotato compiled binaries
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 11 patterns (11 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
tool-exploit-rottenpotato-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Exploit_Rottenpotato_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects RottenPotato compiled binaries"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "453646d4-b128-40ea-8840-4c53b8f1e486"
= "2022-09-09"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_exploit_rottenpotato_strings.yar#L1-L27"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "c634fcced6889caf895ddf57bab5564fb2b0a4c83f1d6ba4dae655f2e5d935db"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "WSAStartup failed with error: %d"
$ = "getaddrinfo failed with error: %d"
$ = "RPC -> send failed with error: %d"
$ = "RPC-> Connection closed"
$ = "COM -> bytes sent: %d"
$ = "COM -> recv failed with error: %d"
$ = "Running %S with args %S"
$ = "[-] Failed to create proc: %d"
$ = "Waiting for auth..."
$ = "Auth result: %d"
$ = "SeImpersonatePrivilege" wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and 8 of them
}
Strings (11 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "WSAStartup failed with error: %d" | |
| $ | text | "getaddrinfo failed with error: %d" | |
| $ | text | "RPC -> send failed with error: %d" | |
| $ | text | "RPC-> Connection closed" | |
| $ | text | "COM -> bytes sent: %d" | |
| $ | text | "COM -> recv failed with error: %d" | |
| $ | text | "Running %S with args %S" | |
| $ | text | "[-] Failed to create proc: %d" | |
| $ | text | "Waiting for auth..." | |
| $ | text | "Auth result: %d" | |
| $ | text | "SeImpersonatePrivilege" | wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 1MB and 8 of themIn 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 8 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)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 453646d4-b128-40ea-8840-4c53b8f1e486
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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