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SEKOIA_Tool_Rathole_Strings
Detects RATHole based on strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-05-23
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects RATHole based on strings
Targets: Windows PE, Linux ELF, macOS Mach-O.
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
tool-rathole-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Rathole_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects RATHole based on strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "39d11285-a3bf-46c3-901d-ab46601a9066"
= "2024-05-23"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_rathole_strings.yar#L1-L25"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "f7c42328a38b2c101ea2d179b6adf9cf3d842d9e1c91e85fc6e684ee4f82458f"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "rathole\\src\\" ascii
$ = "\\\\?\\\\\\?\\UNC\\" wide
$ = "rathole::" ascii
$ = "src/server.rs"
$ = "`[server]` or `[client]"
condition:
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a or uint32be( 0 ) == 0xfeedface or uint32be( 0 ) == 0xfeedfacf or uint32be( 0 ) == 0xcafebabe or uint32be( 0 ) == 0xCFFAEDFE ) and 3 of them
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "rathole\\src\\" | ascii |
| $ | text | "\\\\?\\\\\\?\\UNC\\" | wide |
| $ | text | "rathole::" | ascii |
| $ | text | "src/server.rs" | |
| $ | text | "`[server]` or `[client]" |
Condition
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a or uint32be( 0 ) == 0xfeedface or uint32be( 0 ) == 0xfeedfacf or uint32be( 0 ) == 0xcafebabe or uint32be( 0 ) == 0xCFFAEDFE ) and 3 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
- The file must start with a Mach-O / fat binary magic — a macOS executable.
- At least 3 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: 39d11285-a3bf-46c3-901d-ab46601a9066
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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