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SEKOIA_Yara_Runascs
No description has been set in the source file - SEKOIA
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-08-23
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
No description has been set in the source file - SEKOIA
Targets: Windows PE, Linux ELF.
It defines 8 patterns (8 text, 0 hex, 0 regex). YARA modules used: pe.
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
Includes the imports needed to compile it on its own.
yara-runascs.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
import "pe"
rule SEKOIA_Yara_Runascs : FILE
{
meta:
= "No description has been set in the source file - SEKOIA"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "1720f042-2cc6-4ef1-b66c-fe8a4214366a"
= "2023-08-23"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/yara_runascs.yar#L3-L33"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "fe9b02704d07b5ebe6ad94283e4c1ec2846a54f5c1fb2115a1f6411cf8c19059"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = "RunasCs" ascii wide
$s2 = "LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE" ascii wide
$s3 = "LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK" ascii wide
$s4 = "LOGON32_LOGON_BATCH" ascii wide
$s5 = "LOGON32_LOGON_SERVICE" ascii wide
$s6 = "dwLogonProvider" ascii wide
$s7 = "LogonUser" ascii wide
$s8 = "CreateProcessAsUser" ascii wide
condition:
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and filesize < 4MB and all of them and not ( pe.version_info [ "OriginalFilename" ] == "Atera.AgentPackages.CommonLib.dll" and for any sig in pe.signatures : ( sig.subject contains "CN=Atera Networks Ltd" and sig.issuer contains "CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1" ) )
}
Strings (8 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "RunasCs" | ascii wide |
| $s2 | text | "LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE" | ascii wide |
| $s3 | text | "LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK" | ascii wide |
| $s4 | text | "LOGON32_LOGON_BATCH" | ascii wide |
| $s5 | text | "LOGON32_LOGON_SERVICE" | ascii wide |
| $s6 | text | "dwLogonProvider" | ascii wide |
| $s7 | text | "LogonUser" | ascii wide |
| $s8 | text | "CreateProcessAsUser" | ascii wide |
Condition
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and filesize < 4MB and all of them and not ( pe.version_info [ "OriginalFilename" ] == "Atera.AgentPackages.CommonLib.dll" and for any sig in pe.signatures : ( sig.subject contains "CN=Atera Networks Ltd" and sig.issuer contains "CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1" ) )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
- The file must be smaller than 4MB (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 sig module.
- Checks the Authenticode signature.
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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: 1720f042-2cc6-4ef1-b66c-fe8a4214366a
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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