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SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_APT_NK_Andariel_Nopineapple_Dtrack_Unpacked

Detects the Dtrack variant used by Andariel

MalwareDtrackSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X

Author: CISA.gov
Date: 2024-07-25
Modified: 2026-01-29
Score / Quality: 80 / 85

What this rule detects

Detects the Dtrack variant used by Andariel

Associated malware family: Dtrack.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 3 patterns (2 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Download .yar

mal-apt-nk-andariel-nopineapple-dtrack-unpacked.yarDetection Rule License 1.1

rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_APT_NK_Andariel_Nopineapple_Dtrack_Unpacked : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects the Dtrack variant used by Andariel"
		author = "CISA.gov"
		id = "6ccaf24b-c110-5788-a792-fa7f39fb18f7"
		date = "2024-07-25"
		modified = "2026-01-29"
		reference = "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-207a"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_nk_andariel_jul24.yar#L353-L368"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "cf5f92a66ba3ff4db61102dcc50b781e8dd14ca7cb1eb70dae8eba2ed0910b66"
		score = 80
		quality = 85
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$str_nopineapple = "< No Pineapple! >"
		$str_qt_library = "Qt 5.12.10"
		$str_xor = { 8B 10 83 F6 ?? 83 FA 01 77 }

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and all of them
}

Strings (3 patterns)

Identifier	Type	Value
$str_nopineapple	text	"< No Pineapple! >"
$str_qt_library	text	"Qt 5.12.10"
$str_xor	hex	{ 8B 10 83 F6 ?? 83 FA 01 77 }

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
All patterns in the rule must match.

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References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-207a

Licence & attribution

Author: CISA.gov

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: 6ccaf24b-c110-5788-a792-fa7f39fb18f7

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