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SIGNATURE_BASE_Hacktool_MSIL_Sharpivot_3_1

This rule looks for .NET PE files that have the strings of various method names in the SharPivot code.

Hack toolSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X (with warnings)
Author
FireEye
Date
2020-12-08
Modified
2025-02-12
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

This rule looks for .NET PE files that have the strings of various method names in the SharPivot code.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 18 patterns (18 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

YARA-X says: warning[duplicate_pattern_value]: duplicate pattern value

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

hacktool-msil-sharpivot-3-1.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_Hacktool_MSIL_Sharpivot_3_1 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "This rule looks for .NET PE files that have the strings of various method names in the SharPivot code."
		author = "FireEye"
		id = "956ba026-c2fa-55fd-be53-0cfaa345f27a"
		date = "2020-12-08"
		modified = "2025-02-12"
		reference = "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/products-and-services/2020/12/fireeye-shares-details-of-recent-cyber-attack-actions-to-protect-community.html"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/gen_fireeye_redteam_tools.yar#L1145-L1174"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		hash = "e4efa759d425e2f26fbc29943a30f5bd"
		logic_hash = "f51ac9637f47a98beee1b3c37b594e292aab0e1d3f9e49c41b1f3c3ce02e17de"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$msil = "_CorExeMain" ascii wide
		$str1 = "SharPivot" ascii wide
		$str2 = "ParseArgs" ascii wide
		$str3 = "GenRandomString" ascii wide
		$str4 = "ScheduledTaskExists" ascii wide
		$str5 = "ServiceExists" ascii wide
		$str6 = "lpPassword" ascii wide
		$str7 = "execute" ascii wide
		$str8 = "WinRM" ascii wide
		$str9 = "SchtaskMod" ascii wide
		$str10 = "PoisonHandler" ascii wide
		$str11 = "SCShell" ascii wide
		$str12 = "SchtaskMod" ascii wide
		$str13 = "ServiceHijack" ascii wide
		$str14 = "ServiceHijack" ascii wide
		$str15 = "commandArg" ascii wide
		$str16 = "payloadPath" ascii wide
		$str17 = "Schtask" ascii wide

	condition:
		( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 ) and $msil and all of ( $str* )
}

Strings (18 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$msiltext"_CorExeMain"ascii wide
$str1text"SharPivot"ascii wide
$str2text"ParseArgs"ascii wide
$str3text"GenRandomString"ascii wide
$str4text"ScheduledTaskExists"ascii wide
$str5text"ServiceExists"ascii wide
$str6text"lpPassword"ascii wide
$str7text"execute"ascii wide
$str8text"WinRM"ascii wide
$str9text"SchtaskMod"ascii wide
$str10text"PoisonHandler"ascii wide
$str11text"SCShell"ascii wide
$str12text"SchtaskMod"ascii wide
$str13text"ServiceHijack"ascii wide
$str14text"ServiceHijack"ascii wide
$str15text"commandArg"ascii wide
$str16text"payloadPath"ascii wide
$str17text"Schtask"ascii wide

Condition

( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 ) and $msil and all of ( $str* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • All patterns in ( $str* ) must match.
  • Pattern $msil must be present.

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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).

  • e4efa759d425e2f26fbc29943a30f5bd

Licence & attribution

Author: FireEye

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: 956ba026-c2fa-55fd-be53-0cfaa345f27a

Tags:FILE