YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_Cisco_Rayinitiator_Stage_2
Detects RayInitiator GRUB bootkit stage 2 code that identifies the Linux kernel syscall table.
- Author
- NCSC
- Date
- 2025-09-25
- Modified
- 2026-05-15
- Score / Quality
- 85 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects RayInitiator GRUB bootkit stage 2 code that identifies the Linux kernel syscall table.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
mal-cisco-rayinitiator-stage-2.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_Cisco_Rayinitiator_Stage_2
{
meta:
= "Detects RayInitiator GRUB bootkit stage 2 code that identifies the Linux kernel syscall table."
= "NCSC"
= "c49bdbe7-eba6-562c-8388-5e638887b405"
= "2025-09-25"
= "2026-05-15"
= "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/apt_cisco_asa_lineviper_rayinitiator_sep25.yar#L22-L39"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "27f040bc14caec745f04fa32de08955a09857a801e5f2f04936fffca991c9d19"
= 85
= 85
= ""
strings:
$xc1 = {
49 89 E0 48 83 F8 30 0F 84 70 00 00 00 49 01 C0 49 8B
10 48 83 C0 08 66 85 D2 75 E4 BF ?? ?? 60 00 48 8B 3C 17 48 BE 6E
6D 69 5F 6D 61 78 5F
}
condition:
$xc1
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $xc1 | hex | { 49 89 E0 48 83 F8 30 0F 84 70 00 00 00 49 01 C0 49 8B 10 48 83 C0 08 66 85 D2 75 E4 BF ?? ?? 60 00 48 8B 3C 17 48 BE 6E 6D 69 5F 6D … |
Condition
$xc1In plain words (Heuristic)
- Pattern $xc1 must be present.
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Licence & attribution
Author: NCSC
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: c49bdbe7-eba6-562c-8388-5e638887b405
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