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SEKOIA_Tool_Ssf_Strings
Detects SSF based on strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-05-31
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects SSF based on strings
Targets: Windows PE, Linux ELF.
It defines 8 patterns (8 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
tool-ssf-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Ssf_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects SSF based on strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "47fc3df8-a153-4045-a5f0-ed30df662984"
= "2024-05-31"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_ssf_strings.yar#L1-L23"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "a6fa09a25c90e00466a2b59f8c604084996224c93021ad72ed8705bf05da5d97"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "could NOT read SSF reply"
$ = "SSF reply NOT ok {}"
$ = "SSF reply OK"
$ = "SSF protocol error {}"
$ = "SSF reply ok"
$ = "SSF version NOT read {}"
$ = "SSF version {}"
$ = "SSF version NOT supported {}"
condition:
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and 4 of them
}
Strings (8 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "could NOT read SSF reply" | |
| $ | text | "SSF reply NOT ok {}" | |
| $ | text | "SSF reply OK" | |
| $ | text | "SSF protocol error {}" | |
| $ | text | "SSF reply ok" | |
| $ | text | "SSF version NOT read {}" | |
| $ | text | "SSF version {}" | |
| $ | text | "SSF version NOT supported {}" |
Condition
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and 4 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.
- At least 4 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: 47fc3df8-a153-4045-a5f0-ed30df662984
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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