YARA · SEKOIA.IO Community
SEKOIA_Tool_Win_Forkplayground
Detect the ForkPlayground malware
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-02-28
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detect the ForkPlayground malware
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 6 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
tool-win-forkplayground.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Win_Forkplayground : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detect the ForkPlayground malware"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "ec9af403-7647-447d-af17-c6931363a166"
= "2023-02-28"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_win_forkplayground.yar#L1-L20"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "23d93b7eef978f76c9aa6c0bc28a661d160b0a871fd320442b6c27bc92bc279e"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "Failed to open dump file %s with the last error %i."
$ = "Successfully dumped process %i to %s"
$ = "ForkPlayground"
$ = "Second attempt at taking a snapshot of the target failed. It is likely that there is a difference in process privilege or the handle was stripped."
$ = "Failed to take a snapshot of the target process. Attempting to escalate debug privilege..."
$ = "Failed to escalate debug privileges, are you running ForkDump as Administrator"
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 1 of them
}
Strings (6 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "Failed to open dump file %s with the last error %i." | |
| $ | text | "Successfully dumped process %i to %s" | |
| $ | text | "ForkPlayground" | |
| $ | text | "Second attempt at taking a snapshot of the target failed. It is likely that there is a difference in process privilege or the handle was stripped." | |
| $ | text | "Failed to take a snapshot of the target process. Attempting to escalate debug privilege..." | |
| $ | text | "Failed to escalate debug privileges, are you running ForkDump as Administrator" |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 1 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 1 patterns in the rule must match.
Test this rule in your browser
Drop a file to scan it with this rule using YARA-X compiled to WebAssembly. Nothing is uploaded.
Drop a file here or click to chooseScanned locally with YARA-X. Files up to 200 MB.
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: ec9af403-7647-447d-af17-c6931363a166
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
Related rules
- Hack toolSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-09-06
- Hack toolSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2024-02-29
- Hack toolSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2023-12-05
- Hack toolSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2023-11-15
- Hack toolSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2023-08-23
- Hack toolSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2022-02-08
- Hack toolSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2022-07-22
- Hack toolSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2022-09-09