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SEKOIA_Unk_Quad7_Updtae_Reverse_Shell_Strings
Reverse shell used by Quad7 operators
- 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:
= "Reverse shell used by Quad7 operators"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "02d5394e-734c-4744-b293-1bf96bf1518c"
= "2024-08-19"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/unk_quad7_updtae_reverse_shell_strings.yar#L1-L25"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "40b5ac87ff87634c48fdd2cf64ccb66b"
= "4b8e97260d9ef6ca774675be682d9c8c"
= "0e816716d4d7fd35617b1ac96ae99d68d5b96f64f8bef83d0f6aba2a3fbd9326"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "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)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | 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 themIn 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)
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
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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