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SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_URL_Cloudatlas_Oct20_2

Detects unknown maldoc dropper noticed in October 2020 - file morgue6visible5bunny6culvert7ambo5nun1illuminate4.url

APT / threat actorSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X (with warnings)
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2020-10-13
Modified
2023-12-05
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

Detects unknown maldoc dropper noticed in October 2020 - file morgue6visible5bunny6culvert7ambo5nun1illuminate4.url

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

YARA-X says: warning[text_as_hex]: hex pattern could be written as text literal

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-mal-url-cloudatlas-oct20-2.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_URL_Cloudatlas_Oct20_2 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects unknown maldoc dropper noticed in October 2020 - file morgue6visible5bunny6culvert7ambo5nun1illuminate4.url"
		author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
		id = "91f6362f-1793-58a3-a750-04ec9812b9df"
		date = "2020-10-13"
		modified = "2023-12-05"
		reference = "https://twitter.com/jfslowik/status/1316050637092651009"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_cloudatlas.yar#L18-L37"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		hash = "a6a58b614a9f5ffa1d90b5d42e15521f52e2295f02c1c0e5cd9cbfe933303bee"
		logic_hash = "8bb60c262a34babbe8839f5d39d1c972eeb41ea77eaae02cc877d908c7033f13"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$hc1 = { 5B 49 6E 74 65 72 6E 65 74 53 68 6F 72 74 63 75
               74 5D 0D 0A 55 52 4C 3D 68 74 74 70 73 3A 2F 2F
               6D 73 6F 66 66 69 63 65 75 70 64 61 74 65 2E 6F
               72 67 }

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x495b and filesize < 200 and $hc1 at 0
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$hc1hex{ 5B 49 6E 74 65 72 6E 65 74 53 68 6F 72 74 63 75 74 5D 0D 0A 55 52 4C 3D 68 74 74 70 73 3A 2F 2F 6D 73 6F 66 66 69 63 65 75 70 64 …

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x495b and filesize < 200 and $hc1 at 0

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 200 (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • Pattern $hc1 must be found at offset 0.

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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).

  • a6a58b614a9f5ffa1d90b5d42e15521f52e2295f02c1c0e5cd9cbfe933303bee

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: 91f6362f-1793-58a3-a750-04ec9812b9df

Tags:FILE