YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_Webshell_SUPERNOVA_2
This rule is looking for specific strings related to SUPERNOVA. SUPERNOVA is a .NET web shell backdoor masquerading as a legitimate SolarWinds web service handler. SUPERNOVA inspects and responds to HTTP requests with the appropriate HTTP query strings, Cookies, and/or HTML form values (e.g. named codes, class, method, and args).
- Author
- FireEye
- Date
- 2020-12-14
- Modified
- 2023-12-05
- Score / Quality
- 85 / 83
What this rule detects
This rule is looking for specific strings related to SUPERNOVA. SUPERNOVA is a .NET web shell backdoor masquerading as a legitimate SolarWinds web service handler. SUPERNOVA inspects and responds to HTTP requests with the appropriate HTTP query strings, Cookies, and/or HTML form values (e.g. named codes, class, method, and args).
Associated malware family: Supernova.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 6 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_Webshell_SUPERNOVA_2 : FILE
{
meta:
= "This rule is looking for specific strings related to SUPERNOVA. SUPERNOVA is a .NET web shell backdoor masquerading as a legitimate SolarWinds web service handler. SUPERNOVA inspects and responds to HTTP requests with the appropriate HTTP query strings, Cookies, and/or HTML form values (e.g. named codes, class, method, and args)."
= "FireEye"
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= "2020-12-14"
= "2023-12-05"
= "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_solarwinds_sunburst.yar#L100-L118"
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= 85
= 83
= "FILE"
strings:
$dynamic = "DynamicRun"
$solar = "Solarwinds" nocase
$string1 = "codes"
$string2 = "clazz"
$string3 = "method"
$string4 = "args"
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 and filesize < 10KB and 3 of ( $string* ) and $dynamic and $solar
}
Strings (6 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $dynamic | text | "DynamicRun" | |
| $solar | text | "Solarwinds" | nocase |
| $string1 | text | "codes" | |
| $string2 | text | "clazz" | |
| $string3 | text | "method" | |
| $string4 | text | "args" |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 and filesize < 10KB and 3 of ( $string* ) and $dynamic and $solarIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 10KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 3 patterns in ( $string* ) must match.
- Pattern $dynamic must be present.
- Pattern $solar must be present.
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Licence & attribution
Author: FireEye
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: c39bf9ba-fd62-5619-92b6-1633375ef197
Tags:FILE
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