YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_GOLDBACKDOOR_LNK
No description has been set in the source file - Signature Base
- Author
- Greg Lesnewich
- Date
- 2023-01-02
- Modified
- 2023-12-05
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
No description has been set in the source file - Signature Base
It defines 8 patterns (7 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_GOLDBACKDOOR_LNK
{
meta:
= "No description has been set in the source file - Signature Base"
= "Greg Lesnewich"
= "9a80f875-4843-535c-9f2b-b04da55713b1"
= "2023-01-02"
= "2023-12-05"
= "https://stairwell.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Stairwell-threat-report-The-ink-stained-trail-of-GOLDBACKDOOR.pdf"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/gen_100days_of_yara_2023.yar#L119-L142"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "120ca851663ef0ebef585d716c9e2ba67bd4870865160fec3b853156be1159c5"
= "043d01758c722964e848e51cf2747c5879f03f0fd43af827e2035abf113daf9d"
= 75
= 85
= ""
= "1.0"
= "2/100"
strings:
$doc_header = {D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1}
$doc_icon_loc = "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\WINWORD.exe" ascii wide
$script_apionedrivecom_hex_enc_str = "6170692e6f6e6564726976652e636f6d" wide
$script_kernel32dll_hex_enc_str = "6b65726e656c33322e646c6c" wide
$script_GlobalAlloc_hex_enc_str = "476c6f62616c416c6c6f63" wide
$script_VirtualProtect_hex_enc_str = "5669727475616c50726f74656374" wide
$script_WriteByte_hex_enc_str = "577269746542797465" wide
$script_CreateThread_hex_enc_str = "437265617465546872656164" wide
condition:
uint32be( 0x0 ) == 0x4C000000 and 1 of ( $doc* ) and 2 of ( $script* )
}
Strings (8 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $doc_header | hex | {D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1} | |
| $doc_icon_loc | text | "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\WINWORD.exe" | ascii wide |
| $script_apionedrivecom_hex_enc_str | text | "6170692e6f6e6564726976652e636f6d" | wide |
| $script_kernel32dll_hex_enc_str | text | "6b65726e656c33322e646c6c" | wide |
| $script_GlobalAlloc_hex_enc_str | text | "476c6f62616c416c6c6f63" | wide |
| $script_VirtualProtect_hex_enc_str | text | "5669727475616c50726f74656374" | wide |
| $script_WriteByte_hex_enc_str | text | "577269746542797465" | wide |
| $script_CreateThread_hex_enc_str | text | "437265617465546872656164" | wide |
Condition
uint32be( 0x0 ) == 0x4C000000 and 1 of ( $doc* ) and 2 of ( $script* )In plain words (Heuristic)
- At least 1 patterns in ( $doc* ) must match.
- At least 2 patterns in ( $script* ) 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).
- 120ca851663ef0ebef585d716c9e2ba67bd4870865160fec3b853156be1159c5
Licence & attribution
Author: Greg Lesnewich
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: 9a80f875-4843-535c-9f2b-b04da55713b1
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| DaysofYARA | 2/100 |
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