YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_Beacon_Unknown_Feb24_1
Detects malware samples mentioned in a HuntressLabs report on the exploitation of ScreenConnect vulnerability CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709
- Author
- Florian Roth
- Date
- 2024-02-23
- Modified
- 2024-04-24
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects malware samples mentioned in a HuntressLabs report on the exploitation of ScreenConnect vulnerability CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_Beacon_Unknown_Feb24_1 : CVE_2024_1708 CVE_2024_1709 FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects malware samples mentioned in a HuntressLabs report on the exploitation of ScreenConnect vulnerability CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709 "
= "Florian Roth"
= "9299fd44-5327-5a73-8299-108b710cb16e"
= "2024-02-23"
= "2024-04-24"
= "https://www.huntress.com/blog/slashandgrab-screen-connect-post-exploitation-in-the-wild-cve-2024-1709-cve-2024-1708"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/expl_connectwise_screenconnect_vuln_feb24.yar#L249-L268"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "6e8f83c88a66116e1a7eb10549542890d1910aee0000e3e70f6307aae21f9090"
= "b0adf3d58fa354dbaac6a2047b6e30bc07a5460f71db5f5975ba7b96de986243"
= "c0f7970bed203a5f8b2eca8929b4e80ba5c3276206da38c4e0a4445f648f3cec"
= "fd6ebc6676d677d6bc19398026eee7b7d2f9727ba7a3c79d1e970a6dc19548aa"
= 75
= 85
= "CVE-2024-1708, CVE-2024-1709, FILE"
strings:
$s1 = "Driver.dll" wide fullword
$s2 = "X l.dlT" ascii fullword
$s3 = "$928c7481-dd27-8e23-f829-4819aefc728c" ascii fullword
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 2000KB and 3 of ( $s* )
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "Driver.dll" | wide fullword |
| $s2 | text | "X l.dlT" | ascii fullword |
| $s3 | text | "$928c7481-dd27-8e23-f829-4819aefc728c" | ascii fullword |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 2000KB and 3 of ( $s* )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 2000KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 3 patterns in ( $s* ) 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).
- 6e8f83c88a66116e1a7eb10549542890d1910aee0000e3e70f6307aae21f9090
- b0adf3d58fa354dbaac6a2047b6e30bc07a5460f71db5f5975ba7b96de986243
- c0f7970bed203a5f8b2eca8929b4e80ba5c3276206da38c4e0a4445f648f3cec
Licence & attribution
Author: Florian Roth
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: 9299fd44-5327-5a73-8299-108b710cb16e
Tags:CVE_2024_1708CVE_2024_1709FILE
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