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SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_RANSOM_Vicesociety_Chily_Jan23_1

Detects Chily or SunnyDay malware used by Vice Society

APT / threat actorSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-01-12
Modified
2023-12-05
Score / Quality
80 / 83

What this rule detects

Detects Chily or SunnyDay malware used by Vice Society

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 11 patterns (8 text, 3 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-mal-ransom-vicesociety-chily-jan23-1.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_RANSOM_Vicesociety_Chily_Jan23_1 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Chily or SunnyDay malware used by Vice Society"
		author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
		id = "1be4adb9-e60c-5023-9230-07f5fd16daaa"
		date = "2023-01-12"
		modified = "2023-12-05"
		reference = "https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/custom-branded-ransomware-the-vice-society-group-and-the-threat-of-outsourced-development/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_ransom_vicesociety_dec22.yar#L33-L63"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		hash = "4dabb914b8a29506e1eced1d0467c34107767f10fdefa08c40112b2e6fc32e41"
		logic_hash = "fc2967d86bf73033e68b8b9409a197ae8f7fcdf06e1e2a17e3d277d243caa541"
		score = 80
		quality = 83
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$x1 = ".[Chily@Dr.Com]" ascii fullword
		$s1 = "localbitcoins.com/buy_bitcoins'>https://localbitcoins.com/buy_bitcoins</a>" ascii fullword
		$s2 = "C:\\Users\\root\\Desktop" ascii fullword
		$s3 = "for /F \"tokens=*\" %1 in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl \"%1\"" wide fullword
		$s4 = "cd %userprofile%\\documents\\" wide
		$s5 = "noise.bmp" wide fullword
		$s6 = " Execution time: %fms (1sec=1000ms)" ascii fullword
		$s7 = "/c vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /All /Quiet" wide fullword
		$op1 = { 4c 89 c5 89 ce 89 0d f5 41 02 00 4c 89 cf 44 8d 04 49 0f af f2 89 15 e9 41 02 00 44 89 c0 }
		$op2 = { 48 8b 03 48 89 d9 ff 50 10 84 c0 0f 94 c0 01 c0 48 83 c4 20 5b }
		$op3 = { 31 c0 47 8d 2c 00 45 85 f6 4d 63 ed 0f 8e ec 00 00 00 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f b7 94 44 40 0c 00 00 83 c1 01 }

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 500KB and ( 1 of ( $x* ) or 3 of them ) or 4 of them
}

Strings (11 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$x1text".[Chily@Dr.Com]"ascii fullword
$s1text"localbitcoins.com/buy_bitcoins'>https://localbitcoins.com/buy_bitcoins</a>"ascii fullword
$s2text"C:\\Users\\root\\Desktop"ascii fullword
$s3text"for /F \"tokens=*\" %1 in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl \"%1\""wide fullword
$s4text"cd %userprofile%\\documents\\"wide
$s5text"noise.bmp"wide fullword
$s6text" Execution time: %fms (1sec=1000ms)"ascii fullword
$s7text"/c vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /All /Quiet"wide fullword
$op1hex{ 4c 89 c5 89 ce 89 0d f5 41 02 00 4c 89 cf 44 8d 04 49 0f af f2 89 15 e9 41 02 00 44 89 c0 }
$op2hex{ 48 8b 03 48 89 d9 ff 50 10 84 c0 0f 94 c0 01 c0 48 83 c4 20 5b }
$op3hex{ 31 c0 47 8d 2c 00 45 85 f6 4d 63 ed 0f 8e ec 00 00 00 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f b7 94 44 40 0c 00 00 83 c1 01 }

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 500KB and ( 1 of ( $x* ) or 3 of them ) or 4 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • The file must be smaller than 500KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 1 patterns in ( $x* ) must match.
  • At least 3 patterns in the rule must match.
  • At least 4 patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Sample hashes

Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).

  • 4dabb914b8a29506e1eced1d0467c34107767f10fdefa08c40112b2e6fc32e41

Licence & attribution

Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

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: 1be4adb9-e60c-5023-9230-07f5fd16daaa

Tags:FILE