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SIGNATURE_BASE_HKTL_NET_GUID_Sharpcat

Detects .NET red/black-team tools via typelibguid

Hack toolSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)
Date
2023-11-30
Modified
2025-08-18
Score / Quality
75 / 83

What this rule detects

Detects .NET red/black-team tools via typelibguid

Targets: Windows PE.

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Download .yar
hktl-net-guid-sharpcat.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_HKTL_NET_GUID_Sharpcat : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects .NET red/black-team tools via typelibguid"
		author = "Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)"
		id = "450d13c6-93ae-5bf5-bdde-d874ab6c0cd5"
		date = "2023-11-30"
		modified = "2025-08-18"
		reference = "https://github.com/theart42/Sharpcat"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/gen_github_net_redteam_tools_guids.yar#L4912-L4924"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "143757610d66c5d7bbba96ef810d518f38ad8ea0e924be23aa59e8c514154fe0"
		score = 75
		quality = 83
		tags = "FILE"
		license = "Detection Rule License 1.1 https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/LICENSE"

	strings:
		$typelibguid0 = "d16fd95f-23ce-4f8d-8763-b9f5a9cdd0c3" ascii nocase wide

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

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$typelibguid0text"d16fd95f-23ce-4f8d-8763-b9f5a9cdd0c3"ascii nocase 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: 450d13c6-93ae-5bf5-bdde-d874ab6c0cd5

Tags:FILE

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