YARA · SEKOIA.IO Community
SEKOIA_Tool_Nssm_Strings
Detects nssm tool
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-09-06
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects nssm tool
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-nssm-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Nssm_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects nssm tool"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "fab99d44-6494-4bfc-80c0-67c45bad0425"
= "2024-09-06"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_nssm_strings.yar#L1-L22"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "beceae2fdc4f7729a93e94ac2ccd78cc"
= "ca883f3ed9f510cbcd9b96ad167e9d6725341c311b023f22edcba721e801f07d"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "nssm start <servicename>" wide
$ = "nssm stop <servicename>" wide
$ = "nssm restart <servicename>" wide
$ = "nssm status <servicename>" wide
$ = "nssm rotate <servicename>" wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of them and filesize < 500KB
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "nssm start <servicename>" | wide |
| $ | text | "nssm stop <servicename>" | wide |
| $ | text | "nssm restart <servicename>" | wide |
| $ | text | "nssm status <servicename>" | wide |
| $ | text | "nssm rotate <servicename>" | wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and all of them and filesize < 500KBIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 500KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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References
Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- beceae2fdc4f7729a93e94ac2ccd78cc
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: fab99d44-6494-4bfc-80c0-67c45bad0425
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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