YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_Emotet_BKA_Cleanup_Apr21
No description has been set in the source file - Signature Base
- Author
- press inquiries <info@bka.de>, technical contact <info@mha.bka.de>
- Date
- 2021-03-23
- Modified
- 2023-12-05
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
No description has been set in the source file - Signature Base
Associated malware family: Emotet.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_Emotet_BKA_Cleanup_Apr21 : FILE
{
meta:
= "No description has been set in the source file - Signature Base"
= "press inquiries <info@bka.de>, technical contact <info@mha.bka.de>"
= "10d93918-8a5e-54a3-81c6-f6ff68562e13"
= "2021-03-23"
= "2023-12-05"
= "https://www.bka.de/DE/IhreSicherheit/RichtigesVerhalten/StraftatenImInternet/FAQ/FAQ_node.html"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/crime_emotet.yar#L54-L70"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "533adaed96d015ea2dcd54d5aaf9e71b5b70430ed5733a98618925cf978a6515"
= 75
= 85
= "FILE"
= "This rule targets a modified emotet binary deployed by the Bundeskriminalamt on the 26th of January 2021."
= "The binary will replace the original emotet by copying it to a quarantine. It also contains a routine to perform a self-deinstallation on the 25th of April 2021. The three-month timeframe between rollout and self-deinstallation was chosen primarily for evidence purposes as well as to allow remediation."
= "TLP:WHITE"
strings:
$key = { c3 da da 19 63 45 2c 86 77 3b e9 fd 24 64 fb b8 07 fe 12 d0 2a 48 13 38 48 68 e8 ae 91 3c ed 82 }
condition:
filesize > 300KB and filesize < 700KB and uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and $key
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $key | hex | { c3 da da 19 63 45 2c 86 77 3b e9 fd 24 64 fb b8 07 fe 12 d0 2a 48 13 38 48 68 e8 ae 91 3c ed 82 } |
Condition
filesize > 300KB and filesize < 700KB and uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and $keyIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 700KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- The file must be larger than 300KB.
- Pattern $key must be present.
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Licence & attribution
Author: press inquiries <info@bka.de>, technical contact <info@mha.bka.de>
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: 10d93918-8a5e-54a3-81c6-f6ff68562e13
Metadata
| descripton | This rule targets a modified emotet binary deployed by the Bundeskriminalamt on the 26th of January 2021. |
|---|---|
| note | The binary will replace the original emotet by copying it to a quarantine. It also contains a routine to perform a self-deinstallation on the 25th of April 2021. The three-month timeframe between rollout and self-deinstallation was chosen primarily for evidence purposes as well as to allow remediation. |
| sharing | TLP:WHITE |
Tags:FILE
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