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SEKOIA_Wiper_Win_Isaacwiper

Detect the IsaacWiper using multiple methods + ReversingLab rule's condition

MalwareIsaacwiperSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X (with warnings)
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-03-15
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detect the IsaacWiper using multiple methods + ReversingLab rule's condition

Associated malware family: Isaacwiper.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 13 patterns (13 text, 0 hex, 0 regex). YARA modules used: pe, hash.

YARA-X says: warning[deprecated_field]: field `number_of_sections` 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-isaacwiper.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
import "pe"
import "hash"

rule SEKOIA_Wiper_Win_Isaacwiper
{
	meta:
		description = "Detect the IsaacWiper using multiple methods + ReversingLab rule's condition"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "b081e3a3-612e-46ae-93af-82e7ee98fcf7"
		date = "2022-03-15"
		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_isaacwiper.yar#L4-L45"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "0338e11ece112b6f7d88db49cfc703a4431d7ee54f4b9ff0b9e2ea50d39cab4f"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = ""
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$s1 = "getting drives..." wide
		$s2 = "physical drives:" wide
		$s3 = "-- system physical drive" wide
		$s4 = "-- physical drive" wide
		$s5 = "logical drives:" wide
		$s6 = "-- system logical drive:" wide
		$s7 = "-- logical drive:" wide
		$s8 = "start erasing physical drives..." wide
		$s9 = "-- FAILED" wide
		$s10 = "-- start erasing logical drive" wide
		$s11 = "start erasing system physical drive..." wide
		$s12 = "system physical drive -- FAILED" wide
		$s13 = "start erasing system logical drive" wide

	condition:
		pe.imphash( ) == "a4b162717c197e11b76a4d9bc58ea25d" or for any i in ( 0 .. pe.number_of_sections -1 ) : ( hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "06d63fddf89fae3948764028712c36d6" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "48f101db632bb445c21a10fd5501e343" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "5efc98798d0979e69e2a667fc20e3f24" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "9676f7c827fb9388358aaba3e4bd0cc6" ) or hash.md5 ( pe.rich_signature.clear_data ) == "ec862d3013903478c2ff8dce2792815f" or all of ( $s* )
}

Strings (13 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"getting drives..."wide
$s2text"physical drives:"wide
$s3text"-- system physical drive"wide
$s4text"-- physical drive"wide
$s5text"logical drives:"wide
$s6text"-- system logical drive:"wide
$s7text"-- logical drive:"wide
$s8text"start erasing physical drives..."wide
$s9text"-- FAILED"wide
$s10text"-- start erasing logical drive"wide
$s11text"start erasing system physical drive..."wide
$s12text"system physical drive -- FAILED"wide
$s13text"start erasing system logical drive"wide

Condition

pe.imphash( ) == "a4b162717c197e11b76a4d9bc58ea25d" or for any i in ( 0 .. pe.number_of_sections -1 ) : ( hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "06d63fddf89fae3948764028712c36d6" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "48f101db632bb445c21a10fd5501e343" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "5efc98798d0979e69e2a667fc20e3f24" or hash.md5 ( pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_offset , pe.sections [ i ] . raw_data_size ) == "9676f7c827fb9388358aaba3e4bd0cc6" ) or hash.md5 ( pe.rich_signature.clear_data ) == "ec862d3013903478c2ff8dce2792815f" or all of ( $s* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in ( $s* ) 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.
  • Checks the PE import hash (imphash).
  • Checks PE sections (names, count or properties).

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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: b081e3a3-612e-46ae-93af-82e7ee98fcf7

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

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