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SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_CN_Wocao_Keylogger_File

Rule for finding keylogger output files

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

Rule for finding keylogger output files

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

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apt-mal-cn-wocao-keylogger-file.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_CN_Wocao_Keylogger_File
{
	meta:
		description = "Rule for finding keylogger output files"
		author = "Fox-IT SRT"
		id = "22e866b3-4b02-593a-b9a6-aa86870b6509"
		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#L109-L121"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "6d2d677b69eaf31843e8352bfe040c9e5a8d423d17900e022b769d28789f2d98"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = ""

	strings:
		$a = { 0d 0a 20 [3-10] 53 74 61 72 74 75 70 3a 20 [3] 20 [3] 20 [2] 20 [2] 3a [2] 3a [2] 20 }

	condition:
		all of them
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$ahex{ 0d 0a 20 [3-10] 53 74 61 72 74 75 70 3a 20 [3] 20 [3] 20 [2] 20 [2] 3a [2] 3a [2] 20 }

Condition

all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in the rule must match.

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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: 22e866b3-4b02-593a-b9a6-aa86870b6509

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