YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_RANSOM_LNX_Macos_Lockbit_Apr23_1
Detects LockBit ransomware samples for Linux and macOS
- Author
- Florian Roth
- Date
- 2023-04-15
- Modified
- 2023-12-05
- Score / Quality
- 85 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects LockBit ransomware samples for Linux and macOS
Associated malware family: Lockbit.
Targets: Linux ELF.
It defines 11 patterns (5 text, 6 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_RANSOM_LNX_Macos_Lockbit_Apr23_1 : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects LockBit ransomware samples for Linux and macOS"
= "Florian Roth"
= "c01cb907-7d30-5487-b908-51f69ddb914c"
= "2023-04-15"
= "2023-12-05"
= "https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/1647384505550876675?s=20"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/mal_lockbit_lnx_macos_apr23.yar#L2-L41"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "0a2bffa0a30ec609d80591eef1d0994d8b37ab1f6a6bad7260d9d435067fb48e"
= "9ebcbaf3c9e2bbce6b2331238ab584f95f7ced326ca4aba2ddcc8aa8ee964f66"
= "a405d034c01a357a89c9988ffe8a46a165915df18fd297469b2bcaaf97578442"
= "c9cac06c9093e9026c169adc3650b018d29c8b209e3ec511bbe34cbe1638a0d8"
= "dc3d08480f5e18062a0643f9c4319e5c3f55a2e7e93cd8eddd5e0c02634df7cf"
= "e77124c2e9b691dbe41d83672d3636411aaebc0aff9a300111a90017420ff096"
= "0be6f1e927f973df35dad6fc661048236d46879ad59f824233d757ec6e722bde"
= "3e4bbd21756ae30c24ff7d6942656be024139f8180b7bddd4e5c62a9dfbd8c79"
= "6d838e8b207b97d7c335dc4066de2c6dc87f7adc9cac31742677edbe85386cf7"
= 85
= 85
= "FILE"
strings:
$x1 = "restore-my-files.txt" ascii fullword
$s1 = "ntuser.dat.log" ascii fullword
$s2 = "bootsect.bak" ascii fullword
$s3 = "autorun.inf" ascii fullword
$s4 = "lockbit" ascii fullword
$xc1 = { 33 38 36 00 63 6D 64 00 61 6E 69 00 61 64 76 00 6D 73 69 00 6D 73 70 00 63 6F 6D 00 6E 6C 73 }
$xc2 = { 6E 74 6C 64 72 00 6E 74 75 73 65 72 2E 64 61 74 2E 6C 6F 67 00 62 6F 6F 74 73 65 63 74 2E 62 61 6B }
$xc3 = { 76 6D 2E 73 74 61 74 73 2E 76 6D 2E 76 5F 66 72 65 65 5F 63 6F 75 6E 74 00 61 2B 00 2F 2A }
$op1 = { 84 e5 f0 00 f0 e7 10 40 2d e9 2e 10 a0 e3 00 40 a0 e1 ?? fe ff }
$op2 = { 00 90 a0 e3 40 20 58 e2 3f 80 08 e2 3f 30 c2 e3 09 20 98 e1 08 20 9d }
$op3 = { 2d e9 01 70 43 e2 07 00 13 e1 01 60 a0 e1 08 d0 4d e2 02 40 }
condition:
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16( 0 ) == 0xfeca or uint16( 0 ) == 0xfacf or uint32( 0 ) == 0xbebafeca ) and ( 1 of ( $x* ) or 3 of them ) or 2 of ( $x* ) or 5 of them
}
Strings (11 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $x1 | text | "restore-my-files.txt" | ascii fullword |
| $s1 | text | "ntuser.dat.log" | ascii fullword |
| $s2 | text | "bootsect.bak" | ascii fullword |
| $s3 | text | "autorun.inf" | ascii fullword |
| $s4 | text | "lockbit" | ascii fullword |
| $xc1 | hex | { 33 38 36 00 63 6D 64 00 61 6E 69 00 61 64 76 00 6D 73 69 00 6D 73 70 00 63 6F 6D 00 6E 6C 73 } | |
| $xc2 | hex | { 6E 74 6C 64 72 00 6E 74 75 73 65 72 2E 64 61 74 2E 6C 6F 67 00 62 6F 6F 74 73 65 63 74 2E 62 61 6B } | |
| $xc3 | hex | { 76 6D 2E 73 74 61 74 73 2E 76 6D 2E 76 5F 66 72 65 65 5F 63 6F 75 6E 74 00 61 2B 00 2F 2A } | |
| $op1 | hex | { 84 e5 f0 00 f0 e7 10 40 2d e9 2e 10 a0 e3 00 40 a0 e1 ?? fe ff } | |
| $op2 | hex | { 00 90 a0 e3 40 20 58 e2 3f 80 08 e2 3f 30 c2 e3 09 20 98 e1 08 20 9d } | |
| $op3 | hex | { 2d e9 01 70 43 e2 07 00 13 e1 01 60 a0 e1 08 d0 4d e2 02 40 } |
Condition
( uint32be( 0 ) == 0x7f454c46 or uint16( 0 ) == 0xfeca or uint16( 0 ) == 0xfacf or uint32( 0 ) == 0xbebafeca ) and ( 1 of ( $x* ) or 3 of them ) or 2 of ( $x* ) or 5 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with the ELF header — a Linux/Unix executable.
- At least 1 patterns in ( $x* ) must match.
- At least 3 patterns in the rule must match.
- At least 2 patterns in ( $x* ) must match.
- At least 5 patterns in the rule 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).
- 0a2bffa0a30ec609d80591eef1d0994d8b37ab1f6a6bad7260d9d435067fb48e
- 9ebcbaf3c9e2bbce6b2331238ab584f95f7ced326ca4aba2ddcc8aa8ee964f66
- a405d034c01a357a89c9988ffe8a46a165915df18fd297469b2bcaaf97578442
- c9cac06c9093e9026c169adc3650b018d29c8b209e3ec511bbe34cbe1638a0d8
- dc3d08480f5e18062a0643f9c4319e5c3f55a2e7e93cd8eddd5e0c02634df7cf
- e77124c2e9b691dbe41d83672d3636411aaebc0aff9a300111a90017420ff096
- 0be6f1e927f973df35dad6fc661048236d46879ad59f824233d757ec6e722bde
- 3e4bbd21756ae30c24ff7d6942656be024139f8180b7bddd4e5c62a9dfbd8c79
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: c01cb907-7d30-5487-b908-51f69ddb914c
Tags:FILE
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