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SEKOIA_Wiper_Win_Dnwipe

Detect the dnWipe malware

MalwareDnwipeSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X (with warnings)
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-11-21
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detect the dnWipe malware

Associated malware family: Dnwipe.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex). YARA modules used: pe, hash.

YARA-X says: warning[deprecated_field]: field `number_of_resources` is deprecated

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Includes the imports needed to compile it on its own.

wiper-win-dnwipe.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
import "pe"
import "hash"

rule SEKOIA_Wiper_Win_Dnwipe : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detect the dnWipe malware"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "522fdaa5-8fe6-4e37-aaf8-13e3a7787d21"
		date = "2022-11-21"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/wiper_win_dnwipe.yar#L4-L26"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "634ca80a168c9d98ce87a3a1a451769bddb7ae27e28b3682693b34ccce2c7ad4"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "dnWIPE"
		$ = "dnWIPE" wide
		$ = "C:\\Users\\Admin1\\source\\repos\\dnWIPE\\dnWIPE\\obj\\Debug\\dnWIPE.pdb"

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and all of them and filesize < 50KB or for any i in ( 0 .. pe.number_of_resources -1 ) : ( hash.sha256 ( pe.resources [ i ] . offset , pe.resources [ i ] . length ) == "93290ef6447b0a16b92e50a1652ac3eb8f1237cc5f8005e080750fb58c19d230" )
}

Strings (3 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"dnWIPE"
$text"dnWIPE"wide
$text"C:\\Users\\Admin1\\source\\repos\\dnWIPE\\dnWIPE\\obj\\Debug\\dnWIPE.pdb"

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and all of them and filesize < 50KB or for any i in ( 0 .. pe.number_of_resources -1 ) : ( hash.sha256 ( pe.resources [ i ] . offset , pe.resources [ i ] . length ) == "93290ef6447b0a16b92e50a1652ac3eb8f1237cc5f8005e080750fb58c19d230" )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • The file must be smaller than 50KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • All patterns in the rule must match.
  • A for-loop checks a property over several matches or items.
  • Uses the pe module.
  • Uses the hash module.
  • Compares a hash of the file or a part of it.

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References

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: 522fdaa5-8fe6-4e37-aaf8-13e3a7787d21

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE