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SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_Win_Bluelight

The BLUELIGHT malware family. Leverages Microsoft OneDrive for network communications.

APT / threat actorBluelightSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)BSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
threatintel@volexity.com
Date
2021-04-23
Modified
2023-12-05
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

The BLUELIGHT malware family. Leverages Microsoft OneDrive for network communications.

Associated malware family: Bluelight.

It defines 14 patterns (14 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-mal-win-bluelight.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_Win_Bluelight : INKYSQUID
{
	meta:
		description = "The BLUELIGHT malware family. Leverages Microsoft OneDrive for network communications."
		author = "threatintel@volexity.com"
		id = "3ec2d44c-4c08-514d-a839-acef3f53f7dc"
		date = "2021-04-23"
		modified = "2023-12-05"
		reference = "https://www.volexity.com/blog/2021/08/17/north-korean-apt-inkysquid-infects-victims-using-browser-exploits/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_apt37_bluelight.yar#L114-L144"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		hash = "7c40019c1d4cef2ffdd1dd8f388aaba537440b1bffee41789c900122d075a86d"
		hash = "94b71ee0861cc7cfbbae53ad2e411a76f296fd5684edf6b25ebe79bf6a2a600a"
		logic_hash = "52589348f42aadbe453ad8a40ac36b58fcc9e07cd298486f09b6f793823d8cc7"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = "INKYSQUID"
		license = "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/LICENSE.txt"

	strings:
		$pdb1 = "\\Development\\BACKDOOR\\ncov\\"
		$pdb2 = "Release\\bluelight.pdb"
		$msg0 = "https://ipinfo.io" fullword
		$msg1 = "country" fullword
		$msg5 = "\"UserName\":\"" fullword
		$msg7 = "\"ComName\":\"" fullword
		$msg8 = "\"OS\":\"" fullword
		$msg9 = "\"OnlineIP\":\"" fullword
		$msg10 = "\"LocalIP\":\"" fullword
		$msg11 = "\"Time\":\"" fullword
		$msg12 = "\"Compiled\":\"" fullword
		$msg13 = "\"Process Level\":\"" fullword
		$msg14 = "\"AntiVirus\":\"" fullword
		$msg15 = "\"VM\":\"" fullword

	condition:
		any of ( $pdb* ) or all of ( $msg* )
}

Strings (14 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$pdb1text"\\Development\\BACKDOOR\\ncov\\"
$pdb2text"Release\\bluelight.pdb"
$msg0text"https://ipinfo.io"fullword
$msg1text"country"fullword
$msg5text"\"UserName\":\""fullword
$msg7text"\"ComName\":\""fullword
$msg8text"\"OS\":\""fullword
$msg9text"\"OnlineIP\":\""fullword
$msg10text"\"LocalIP\":\""fullword
$msg11text"\"Time\":\""fullword
$msg12text"\"Compiled\":\""fullword
$msg13text"\"Process Level\":\""fullword
$msg14text"\"AntiVirus\":\""fullword
$msg15text"\"VM\":\""fullword

Condition

any of ( $pdb* ) or all of ( $msg* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in ( $msg* ) must match.
  • At least one pattern in ( $pdb* ) 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).

  • 7c40019c1d4cef2ffdd1dd8f388aaba537440b1bffee41789c900122d075a86d
  • 94b71ee0861cc7cfbbae53ad2e411a76f296fd5684edf6b25ebe79bf6a2a600a

Licence & attribution

Author: threatintel@volexity.com

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

Licence: BSD 2-Clause License (stated in the rule's own meta)

“See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/LICENSE.txt”

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 3ec2d44c-4c08-514d-a839-acef3f53f7dc

Tags:INKYSQUID

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