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SIGNATURE_BASE_HKTL_NET_GUID_Blacknet

Detects VB.NET red/black-team tools via typelibguid

Hack toolBlacknetSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)
Date
2020-12-30
Modified
2025-08-15
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

Detects VB.NET red/black-team tools via typelibguid

Associated malware family: Blacknet.

Targets: Windows PE.

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Download .yar
hktl-net-guid-blacknet.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_HKTL_NET_GUID_Blacknet : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects VB.NET red/black-team tools via typelibguid"
		author = "Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)"
		id = "9fbb3c11-7b11-5910-9c8b-247aeefbaa87"
		date = "2020-12-30"
		modified = "2025-08-15"
		reference = "https://github.com/BlackHacker511/BlackNET"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/gen_github_net_redteam_tools_guids.yar#L3913-L3929"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "5e3c6e6e50888c942d541ad893b34c65f784614de7576e9a752822c433753d55"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = "FILE"
		license = "Detection Rule License 1.1 https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/LICENSE"

	strings:
		$typelibguid0lo = "c2b90883-abee-4cfa-af66-dfd93ec617a5" ascii wide
		$typelibguid1lo = "8bb6f5b4-e7c7-4554-afd1-48f368774837" ascii wide
		$typelibguid2lo = "983ae28c-91c3-4072-8cdf-698b2ff7a967" ascii wide
		$typelibguid3lo = "9ac18cdc-3711-4719-9cfb-5b5f2d51fd5a" ascii wide

	condition:
		( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 ) and any of them
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$typelibguid0lotext"c2b90883-abee-4cfa-af66-dfd93ec617a5"ascii wide
$typelibguid1lotext"8bb6f5b4-e7c7-4554-afd1-48f368774837"ascii wide
$typelibguid2lotext"983ae28c-91c3-4072-8cdf-698b2ff7a967"ascii wide
$typelibguid3lotext"9ac18cdc-3711-4719-9cfb-5b5f2d51fd5a"ascii wide

Condition

( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 ) and any of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least one pattern in the rule must match.

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)

Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a

Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (stated in the rule's own meta)

“Detection Rule License 1.1 https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/LICENSE”

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 9fbb3c11-7b11-5910-9c8b-247aeefbaa87

Tags:FILE

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