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SEKOIA_Win_Infostealer_Serpent_Strings
Serpent Stealer string
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-12-04
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Serpent Stealer string
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
win-infostealer-serpent-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Win_Infostealer_Serpent_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Serpent Stealer string"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "ad9e2366-c95e-4090-a0db-48f3cc325209"
= "2023-12-04"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/win_infostealer_serpent_strings.yar#L1-L23"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "5266d1c8228f02e8ac9da5ddd8b968fde0d0e83afa408d405ec4ca50c3453928"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = "User Has SSH Dir." wide
$s2 = "[+] Executing Wallets" wide
$s3 = "'serpent' folder" wide
$s4 = "Buddy Kys!!!" wide
$s5 = "http://checkip.dyndns.org/" wide
$s6 = "[+] Target has discord installed" wide
$s7 = "Target has minecraft." wide
condition:
( uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and filesize < 100KB and 5 of them
}
Strings (7 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "User Has SSH Dir." | wide |
| $s2 | text | "[+] Executing Wallets" | wide |
| $s3 | text | "'serpent' folder" | wide |
| $s4 | text | "Buddy Kys!!!" | wide |
| $s5 | text | "http://checkip.dyndns.org/" | wide |
| $s6 | text | "[+] Target has discord installed" | wide |
| $s7 | text | "Target has minecraft." | wide |
Condition
( uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and filesize < 100KB and 5 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 100KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 5 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: ad9e2366-c95e-4090-a0db-48f3cc325209
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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