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SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_Sandworm_Exaramel_Socket_Path

Detects path of the unix socket created to prevent concurrent executions in Exaramel malware

APT / threat actorExaramelSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
FR/ANSSI/SDO
Date
2021-02-15
Modified
2024-05-25
Score / Quality
80 / 85

What this rule detects

Detects path of the unix socket created to prevent concurrent executions in Exaramel malware

Associated malware family: Exaramel.

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

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apt-mal-sandworm-exaramel-socket-path.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_Sandworm_Exaramel_Socket_Path
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects path of the unix socket created to prevent concurrent executions in Exaramel malware"
		author = "FR/ANSSI/SDO"
		id = "3aab84c9-9748-5d11-9cd7-efa9151036cf"
		date = "2021-02-15"
		modified = "2024-05-25"
		reference = "https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/uploads/CERTFR-2021-CTI-005.pdf"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_sandworm_centreon.yar#L134-L146"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "8c049b5a7b508ca0f160d166f3c726e4a23a2c5b3105d075d7bf7a301a1c58f6"
		score = 80
		quality = 85
		tags = ""

	strings:
		$ = "/tmp/.applocktx"

	condition:
		all of them
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"/tmp/.applocktx"

Condition

all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in the rule must match.

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Licence & attribution

Author: FR/ANSSI/SDO

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: 3aab84c9-9748-5d11-9cd7-efa9151036cf

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