YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_APT29_NOBELIUM_LNK_Samples_May21_1
Detects link file characteristics as described in APT29 NOBELIUM report
- Author
- Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
- Date
- 2021-05-27
- Modified
- 2025-03-21
- Score / Quality
- 85 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects link file characteristics as described in APT29 NOBELIUM report
It defines 10 patterns (10 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_APT29_NOBELIUM_LNK_Samples_May21_1 : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects link file characteristics as described in APT29 NOBELIUM report"
= "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
= "c807ab5a-f66a-5622-81b1-6e69b6df8446"
= "2021-05-27"
= "2025-03-21"
= "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#L99-L128"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "24caf54e7c3fe308444093f7ac64d6d520c8f44ea4251e09e24931bdb72f5548"
= "32d76bb1af76f0fc2afb76d9726bc8ec99c4be34c9d46cebab7356d8c68af11c"
= 85
= 85
= "FILE"
strings:
$a1 = "rundll32.exe" wide
$sa1 = "IMGMountingService.dll" wide
$sa2 = "MountImgHelper" wide
$sb1 = "diassvcs.dll" wide
$sb2 = "InitializeComponent" wide
$sc1 = "MsDiskMountService.dll" wide
$sc2 = "DiskDriveIni" wide
$sd1 = "GraphicalComponent.dll" wide
$sd2 = "VisualServiceComponent" wide
$se1 = "data/mstu.dll,MicrosoftUpdateService" wide
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x004c and filesize < 4KB and $a1 and ( all of ( $sa* ) or all of ( $sb* ) or all of ( $sc* ) or all of ( $sd* ) or all of ( $se* ) )
}
Strings (10 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $a1 | text | "rundll32.exe" | wide |
| $sa1 | text | "IMGMountingService.dll" | wide |
| $sa2 | text | "MountImgHelper" | wide |
| $sb1 | text | "diassvcs.dll" | wide |
| $sb2 | text | "InitializeComponent" | wide |
| $sc1 | text | "MsDiskMountService.dll" | wide |
| $sc2 | text | "DiskDriveIni" | wide |
| $sd1 | text | "GraphicalComponent.dll" | wide |
| $sd2 | text | "VisualServiceComponent" | wide |
| $se1 | text | "data/mstu.dll,MicrosoftUpdateService" | wide |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x004c and filesize < 4KB and $a1 and ( all of ( $sa* ) or all of ( $sb* ) or all of ( $sc* ) or all of ( $sd* ) or all of ( $se* ) )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 4KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- All patterns in ( $sa* ) must match.
- All patterns in ( $sb* ) must match.
- All patterns in ( $sc* ) must match.
- All patterns in ( $sd* ) must match.
- All patterns in ( $se* ) must match.
- Pattern $a1 must be present.
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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).
- 24caf54e7c3fe308444093f7ac64d6d520c8f44ea4251e09e24931bdb72f5548
Licence & attribution
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
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: c807ab5a-f66a-5622-81b1-6e69b6df8446
Tags:FILE
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