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SEKOIA_Unk_Quad7_Updtae_Reverse_Shell_Strings

Reverse shell used by Quad7 operators

GenericSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2024-08-19
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Reverse shell used by Quad7 operators

Targets: Linux ELF.

It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

unk-quad7-updtae-reverse-shell-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Unk_Quad7_Updtae_Reverse_Shell_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Reverse shell used by Quad7 operators"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "02d5394e-734c-4744-b293-1bf96bf1518c"
		date = "2024-08-19"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/unk_quad7_updtae_reverse_shell_strings.yar#L1-L25"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		hash = "40b5ac87ff87634c48fdd2cf64ccb66b"
		hash = "4b8e97260d9ef6ca774675be682d9c8c"
		logic_hash = "0e816716d4d7fd35617b1ac96ae99d68d5b96f64f8bef83d0f6aba2a3fbd9326"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "User-Agent: IOT"
		$ = "/iot/post"
		$ = "vender"
		$ = "Response:  %s"
		$ = "cmdNum"
		$ = "UPDTAE"
		$ = "cmdResult"

	condition:
		uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 5MB and 4 of them
}

Strings (7 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"User-Agent: IOT"
$text"/iot/post"
$text"vender"
$text"Response: %s"
$text"cmdNum"
$text"UPDTAE"
$text"cmdResult"

Condition

uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 and filesize < 5MB and 4 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
  • The file must be smaller than 5MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 4 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).

  • 40b5ac87ff87634c48fdd2cf64ccb66b
  • 4b8e97260d9ef6ca774675be682d9c8c

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: 02d5394e-734c-4744-b293-1bf96bf1518c

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE