YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_EXPL_Cleo_Exploitation_Log_Indicators_Dec24
Detects indicators found in logs during and after Cleo software exploitation (as reported by Huntress in December 2024)
- Author
- Florian Roth
- Date
- 2024-12-10
- Modified
- 2024-12-12
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects indicators found in logs during and after Cleo software exploitation (as reported by Huntress in December 2024)
It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_EXPL_Cleo_Exploitation_Log_Indicators_Dec24 : SCRIPT
{
meta:
= "Detects indicators found in logs during and after Cleo software exploitation (as reported by Huntress in December 2024)"
= "Florian Roth"
= "385042a9-fc8c-5b50-975f-3436a16e6861"
= "2024-12-10"
= "2024-12-12"
= "https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-oh-no-cleo-cleo-software-actively-being-exploited-in-the-wild"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/expl_cleo_dec24.yar#L2-L16"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "a7e6713a08d7cce00cffba8daa12b251ccc12dc8d5a5f38d568bd5054e3783a2"
= 75
= 85
= "SCRIPT"
strings:
$x1 = "Note: Processing autorun file 'autorun\\health" ascii wide
$x2 = "60282967-dc91-40ef-a34c-38e992509c2c.xml" ascii wide
$x3 = "<Detail level=\"1\">Executing 'cmd.exe /c \"powershell -NonInteractive -EncodedCommand " ascii wide
condition:
1 of them
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $x1 | text | "Note: Processing autorun file 'autorun\\health" | ascii wide |
| $x2 | text | "60282967-dc91-40ef-a34c-38e992509c2c.xml" | ascii wide |
| $x3 | text | "<Detail level=\"1\">Executing 'cmd.exe /c \"powershell -NonInteractive -EncodedCommand " | ascii wide |
Condition
1 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- At least 1 patterns in the rule must match.
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Licence & attribution
Author: Florian Roth
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: 385042a9-fc8c-5b50-975f-3436a16e6861
Tags:SCRIPT
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