YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_Sandworm_Cyclopsblink_Module_Initialisation
Detects the code bytes used to initialise the modules built into Cyclops Blink
- Author
- NCSC
- Date
- 2022-02-23
- Modified
- 2023-12-05
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects the code bytes used to initialise the modules built into Cyclops Blink
Targets: Linux ELF.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_Sandworm_Cyclopsblink_Module_Initialisation : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects the code bytes used to initialise the modules built into Cyclops Blink"
= "NCSC"
= "c81b92c4-3f70-5bbd-acfa-ed1e1d33461d"
= "2022-02-23"
= "2023-12-05"
= "https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/joint-advisory-shows-new-sandworm-malware-cyclops-blink-replaces-vpnfilter"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_sandworm_cyclops_blink.yar#L39-L55"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "3adf9a59743bc5d8399f67cab5eb2daf28b9b863"
= "c59bc17659daca1b1ce65b6af077f86a648ad8a8"
= "8bde37f642cf07e323beabaacd5c62f8422b451777fc1fc4a6bdf474db49de12"
= 75
= 85
= "FILE"
strings:
$ = {94 21 FF F0 93 E1 00 08 7C 3F 0B 78 38 00 00 ?? 7C 03
03 78 81 61 00 00 8E EB FF F8 7D 61 5B 78 4E 80 00 20}
condition:
( uint32( 0 ) == 0x464c457f ) and ( any of them )
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | hex | {94 21 FF F0 93 E1 00 08 7C 3F 0B 78 38 00 00 ?? 7C 03 03 78 81 61 00 00 8E EB FF F8 7D 61 5B 78 4E 80 00 20} |
Condition
( uint32( 0 ) == 0x464c457f ) and ( any of them )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
- At least one pattern in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 3adf9a59743bc5d8399f67cab5eb2daf28b9b863
- c59bc17659daca1b1ce65b6af077f86a648ad8a8
Licence & attribution
Author: NCSC
Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: c81b92c4-3f70-5bbd-acfa-ed1e1d33461d
Tags:FILE
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