YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_APT29_NOBELIUM_Boombox_May21_1
Detects BoomBox malware as described in APT29 NOBELIUM report
- Author
- Florian Roth
- Date
- 2021-05-27
- Modified
- 2025-03-20
- Score / Quality
- 85 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects BoomBox malware as described in APT29 NOBELIUM report
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 8 patterns (8 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_APT29_NOBELIUM_Boombox_May21_1 : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects BoomBox malware as described in APT29 NOBELIUM report"
= "Florian Roth"
= "1a14dcf7-81be-5a74-a530-caf6268d1976"
= "2021-05-27"
= "2025-03-20"
= "https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/27/new-sophisticated-email-based-attack-from-nobelium/"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_apt29_nobelium_may21.yar#L130-L161"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "8199f309478e8ed3f03f75e7574a3e9bce09b4423bd7eb08bb5bff03af2b7c27"
= "034ea34eb34ea6de0c65b9a7fc9d16f108ef34cd75294b022371ac17789c3830"
= 85
= 85
= "FILE"
strings:
$a1 = "]::FromBase64String($" ascii wide
$xa1 = "123do3y4r378o5t34onf7t3o573tfo73" ascii wide fullword
$xa2 = "1233t04p7jn3n4rg" ascii wide fullword
$s1 = "\\Release\\BOOM.pdb" ascii
$s2 = "/files/upload" ascii
$s3 = "/tmp/readme.pdf" ascii fullword
$s4 = "/new/{0}" ascii fullword
$s5 = "(&(objectClass=user)(objectCategory=person))"
condition:
( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d or 1 of ( $a* ) ) and ( 1 of ( $x* ) or 3 of ( $s* ) )
}
Strings (8 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $a1 | text | "]::FromBase64String($" | ascii wide |
| $xa1 | text | "123do3y4r378o5t34onf7t3o573tfo73" | ascii wide fullword |
| $xa2 | text | "1233t04p7jn3n4rg" | ascii wide fullword |
| $s1 | text | "\\Release\\BOOM.pdb" | ascii |
| $s2 | text | "/files/upload" | ascii |
| $s3 | text | "/tmp/readme.pdf" | ascii fullword |
| $s4 | text | "/new/{0}" | ascii fullword |
| $s5 | text | "(&(objectClass=user)(objectCategory=person))" |
Condition
( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d or 1 of ( $a* ) ) and ( 1 of ( $x* ) or 3 of ( $s* ) )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 1 patterns in ( $a* ) must match.
- At least 1 patterns in ( $x* ) must match.
- At least 3 patterns in ( $s* ) must match.
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Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 8199f309478e8ed3f03f75e7574a3e9bce09b4423bd7eb08bb5bff03af2b7c27
Licence & attribution
Author: Florian Roth
Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a
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: 1a14dcf7-81be-5a74-a530-caf6268d1976
Tags:FILE
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