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SEKOIA_Tool_Tokenplayer_Strings

Detects TokenPlayer based on strings

Hack toolSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2024-11-04
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects TokenPlayer based on strings

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 8 patterns (8 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

tool-tokenplayer-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Tokenplayer_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects TokenPlayer based on strings"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "74ed8812-f113-47a9-9ff2-6cbe2746ee11"
		date = "2024-11-04"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_tokenplayer_strings.yar#L1-L25"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		hash = "f01eae4ee3cc03d621be7b0af7d60411"
		logic_hash = "e419fa8c690816cd0e449f0a1d66d170e8806b38a99758631719b239363e330e"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "[*]Spawning Process as user: %s\\%s" wide
		$ = "[-]Target isn't vulnerable!"
		$ = "[+]Process spawned!"
		$ = "[+]Process Spawned"
		$ = "[+]OpenProcessToken() success!"
		$ = "CreateProcessWithLogonW() error : % u"
		$ = "[+]CreateProcessWithLogonW() succeed!"
		$ = "TokenPlayer.pdb"

	condition:
		uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 5 of them and filesize < 500KB
}

Strings (8 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"[*]Spawning Process as user: %s\\%s"wide
$text"[-]Target isn't vulnerable!"
$text"[+]Process spawned!"
$text"[+]Process Spawned"
$text"[+]OpenProcessToken() success!"
$text"CreateProcessWithLogonW() error : % u"
$text"[+]CreateProcessWithLogonW() succeed!"
$text"TokenPlayer.pdb"

Condition

uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 5 of them and filesize < 500KB

In 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).
  • At least 5 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).

  • f01eae4ee3cc03d621be7b0af7d60411

Licence & attribution

Author: Sekoia.io

Source repository: SEKOIA.IO Community @ a438a5901a

Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 74ed8812-f113-47a9-9ff2-6cbe2746ee11

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE