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SIGNATURE_BASE_FE_APT_Trojan_PL_PULSEJUMP_1

Detects samples mentioned in PulseSecure report

APT / threat actorSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Mandiant
Date
2021-04-16
Modified
2023-12-05
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

Detects samples mentioned in PulseSecure report

It defines 4 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 1 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

fe-apt-trojan-pl-pulsejump-1.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_FE_APT_Trojan_PL_PULSEJUMP_1
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects samples mentioned in PulseSecure report"
		author = "Mandiant"
		id = "690cc347-e60f-5cac-b65d-367ecee69251"
		date = "2021-04-16"
		modified = "2023-12-05"
		reference = "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_pulsesecure.yar#L137-L153"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		hash = "91ee23ee24e100ba4a943bb4c15adb4c"
		logic_hash = "c9aa2b9ef8aff14c20ed6597b1a71eafc3e3c181aabf9a3a68df18945207ff86"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = ""

	strings:
		$s1 = "open("
		$s2 = ">>/tmp/"
		$s3 = "syswrite("
		$s4 = /\}[\x09\x20]{0,32}elsif[\x09\x20]{0,32}\([\x09\x20]{0,32}\$\w{1,64}[\x09\x20]{1,32}eq[\x09\x20]{1,32}[\x22\x27](Radius|Samba|AD)[\x22\x27][\x09\x20]{0,32}\)\s{0,128}\{\s{0,128}@\w{1,64}[\x09\x20]{0,32}=[\x09\x20]{0,32}&/

	condition:
		all of them
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"open("
$s2text">>/tmp/"
$s3text"syswrite("
$s4regex/\}[\x09\x20]{0,32}elsif[\x09\x20]{0,32}\([\x09\x20]{0,32}\$\w{1,64}[\x09\x20]{1,32}eq[\x09\x20]{1,32}[\x22\x27](Radius|Samba|AD)[\x22\x27][\x09\x20]{0,32}\)\s{ …

Condition

all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in the rule 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).

  • 91ee23ee24e100ba4a943bb4c15adb4c

Licence & attribution

Author: Mandiant

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: 690cc347-e60f-5cac-b65d-367ecee69251