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SEKOIA_Tool_Sharpefspotato_Strings
Detects SharpEfsPotato based on strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-06-20
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects SharpEfsPotato based on strings
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
tool-sharpefspotato-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Sharpefspotato_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects SharpEfsPotato based on strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "4286c72b-c0b9-4d2c-9847-68fc39ed4894"
= "2023-06-20"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_sharpefspotato_strings.yar#L1-L18"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "4987b0d728472186a255adc1fba2d72288dd1f2b368212afd08ea8d7ff18e992"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "Program to launch (default cmd.exe)" wide
$ = "[!] Cannot perform interception, necessary privileges missing." wide
$ = "[!] Failed to created impersonated process with token:" wide
$ = "No authenticated interception took place, exploit failed"
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 3 of them
}
Strings (4 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "Program to launch (default cmd.exe)" | wide |
| $ | text | "[!] Cannot perform interception, necessary privileges missing." | wide |
| $ | text | "[!] Failed to created impersonated process with token:" | wide |
| $ | text | "No authenticated interception took place, exploit failed" |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 3 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- 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: 4286c72b-c0b9-4d2c-9847-68fc39ed4894
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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