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SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_CN_Wocao_Injector_Bin

Process injector/launcher

APT / threat actorSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Fox-IT SRT
Date
2019-12-20
Modified
2023-12-05
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

Process injector/launcher

It defines 3 patterns (2 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-mal-cn-wocao-injector-bin.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_CN_Wocao_Injector_Bin
{
	meta:
		description = "Process injector/launcher"
		author = "Fox-IT SRT"
		id = "389279f1-6531-594f-97b6-5adbc8fa4d3d"
		date = "2019-12-20"
		modified = "2023-12-05"
		reference = "https://www.fox-it.com/en/news/whitepapers/operation-wocao-shining-a-light-on-one-of-chinas-hidden-hacking-groups/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_op_wocao.yar#L170-L193"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "c8cd4e3c87c6d80b39069f7a94e512e3f7b739c21f6fd70c2a79829c5a04f32f"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = ""

	strings:
		$a = "%s{%04d-%02d%02d-%02d%02d-%d%ld}.tmp"
		$b = "s% > s% c/ exe.d"
		$c = {
            48 89 5C 24 08 48 89 74  24 10 57 48 83 EC 50 48
            8B 71 08 48 8D 59 10 48  8B F9 48 8B CB FF 17 33
            C9 48 8D 47 78 48 89 44  24 48 4C 8D 87 9C 03 00
            00 48 89 5C 24 40 48 8D  97 90 00 00 00 4C 89 44
            24 38 45 33 C9 48 89 4C  24 30 45 33 C0 89 4C 24
            28 C7 44 24 20 01 00 00  00 66 89 4B 40 FF D6 48
            8B 5C 24 60 33 C0 48 8B  74 24 68 48 83 C4 50 5F
            C3
        }

	condition:
		1 of them
}

Strings (3 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$atext"%s{%04d-%02d%02d-%02d%02d-%d%ld}.tmp"
$btext"s% > s% c/ exe.d"
$chex{ 48 89 5C 24 08 48 89 74 24 10 57 48 83 EC 50 48 8B 71 08 48 8D 59 10 48 8B F9 48 8B CB FF 17 33 C9 48 8D 47 78 48 89 44 …

Condition

1 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • At least 1 patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: Fox-IT SRT

Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a

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: 389279f1-6531-594f-97b6-5adbc8fa4d3d