YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_FE_APT_Trojan_PL_RADIALPULSE_2
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 5 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 2 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
fe-apt-trojan-pl-radialpulse-2.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_FE_APT_Trojan_PL_RADIALPULSE_2
{
meta:
= "Detects samples mentioned in PulseSecure report"
= "Mandiant"
= "dc941935-aec7-54b6-a278-f1453b9785df"
= "2021-04-16"
= "2023-12-05"
= "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_pulsesecure.yar#L191-L208"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "4a2a7cbc1c8855199a27a7a7b51d0117"
= "4ade993176c918ec23e99fc585e9ab14d9f9e93a7eca00f2c3b0ebbd13d6ec5b"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$s1 = "open(*fd,"
$s2 = "syswrite(*fd,"
$s3 = "close(*fd);"
$s4 = /open\(\*fd,[\x09\x20]{0,32}[\x22\x27]>>\/tmp\/[\w.]{1,128}[\x22\x27]\);[\x09\x20]{0,32}syswrite\(\*fd,[\x09\x20]{0,32}/
$s5 = /syswrite\(\*fd,[\x09\x20]{0,32}[\x22\x27][\w]{1,128}=\$\w{1,128} ?[\x22\x27],[\x09\x20]{0,32}5000\)/
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "open(*fd," | |
| $s2 | text | "syswrite(*fd," | |
| $s3 | text | "close(*fd);" | |
| $s4 | regex | /open\(\*fd,[\x09\x20]{0,32}[\x22\x27]>>\/tmp\/[\w.]{1,128}[\x22\x27]\);[\x09\x20]{0,32}syswrite\(\*fd,[\x09\x20]{0,32}/ | |
| $s5 | regex | /syswrite\(\*fd,[\x09\x20]{0,32}[\x22\x27][\w]{1,128}=\$\w{1,128} ?[\x22\x27],[\x09\x20]{0,32}5000\)/ |
Condition
all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns 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).
- 4a2a7cbc1c8855199a27a7a7b51d0117
Licence & attribution
Author: Mandiant
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: dc941935-aec7-54b6-a278-f1453b9785df
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