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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:
		description = "Detects samples mentioned in PulseSecure report"
		author = "Mandiant"
		id = "dc941935-aec7-54b6-a278-f1453b9785df"
		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#L191-L208"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		hash = "4a2a7cbc1c8855199a27a7a7b51d0117"
		logic_hash = "4ade993176c918ec23e99fc585e9ab14d9f9e93a7eca00f2c3b0ebbd13d6ec5b"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = ""

	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)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"open(*fd,"
$s2text"syswrite(*fd,"
$s3text"close(*fd);"
$s4regex/open\(\*fd,[\x09\x20]{0,32}[\x22\x27]>>\/tmp\/[\w.]{1,128}[\x22\x27]\);[\x09\x20]{0,32}syswrite\(\*fd,[\x09\x20]{0,32}/
$s5regex/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

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).

  • 4a2a7cbc1c8855199a27a7a7b51d0117

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: dc941935-aec7-54b6-a278-f1453b9785df