YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_M_Hunting_Dropper_THINSPOOL_1
This rule detects THINSPOOL, a dropper that installs the LIGHTWIRE web shell onto a Pulse Secure system.
- Author
- Mandiant
- Date
- 2024-01-11
- Modified
- 2024-04-24
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
This rule detects THINSPOOL, a dropper that installs the LIGHTWIRE web shell onto a Pulse Secure system.
It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_M_Hunting_Dropper_THINSPOOL_1 : FILE
{
meta:
= "This rule detects THINSPOOL, a dropper that installs the LIGHTWIRE web shell onto a Pulse Secure system."
= "Mandiant"
= "dd340f72-0a2c-5b66-9e31-1c0f20cd842f"
= "2024-01-11"
= "2024-04-24"
= "https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/suspected-apt-targets-ivanti-zero-day"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_report_ivanti_mandiant_jan24.yar#L83-L100"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "677c1aa6e2503b56fe13e1568a814754"
= "a8043822cd36a802ba6656c42085f09d67cedb0689c9da48438d788b320bd6c0"
= 75
= 85
= "FILE"
strings:
$s1 = "/tmp/qactg/" ascii
$s2 = "echo '/home/config/dscommands'" ascii
$s3 = "echo '/home/perl/DSLogConfig.pm'" ascii
$s4 = "ADM20447" ascii
condition:
filesize < 10KB and all of them
}
Strings (4 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "/tmp/qactg/" | ascii |
| $s2 | text | "echo '/home/config/dscommands'" | ascii |
| $s3 | text | "echo '/home/perl/DSLogConfig.pm'" | ascii |
| $s4 | text | "ADM20447" | ascii |
Condition
filesize < 10KB and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 10KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- 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).
- 677c1aa6e2503b56fe13e1568a814754
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: dd340f72-0a2c-5b66-9e31-1c0f20cd842f
Tags:FILE
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