YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_SUSP_MAL_Signingcert_Feb24_1
Detects PE files signed with a certificate used to sign 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 PE files signed with a certificate used to sign 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 (2 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_SUSP_MAL_Signingcert_Feb24_1 : CVE_2024_1708 CVE_2024_1709 FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects PE files signed with a certificate used to sign malware samples mentioned in a HuntressLabs report on the exploitation of ScreenConnect vulnerability CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709"
= "Florian Roth"
= "f25ea77a-1b4e-5c13-9117-eedf0c20335a"
= "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#L166-L184"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "37a39fc1feb4b14354c4d4b279ba77ba51e0d413f88e6ab991aad5dd6a9c231b"
= "e8c48250cf7293c95d9af1fb830bb8a5aaf9cfb192d8697d2da729867935c793"
= "824efe1fa441322d891805df9a1637ebb44d18889572604acc125bf79a2d1083"
= 75
= 85
= "CVE-2024-1708, CVE-2024-1709, FILE"
strings:
$s1 = "Wisdom Promise Security Technology Co." ascii
$s2 = "Globalsign TSA for CodeSign1" ascii
$s3 = { 5D AC 0B 6C 02 5A 4B 21 89 4B A3 C2 }
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 70000KB and all of them
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "Wisdom Promise Security Technology Co." | ascii |
| $s2 | text | "Globalsign TSA for CodeSign1" | ascii |
| $s3 | hex | { 5D AC 0B 6C 02 5A 4B 21 89 4B A3 C2 } |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 70000KB and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 70000KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- All 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).
- 37a39fc1feb4b14354c4d4b279ba77ba51e0d413f88e6ab991aad5dd6a9c231b
- e8c48250cf7293c95d9af1fb830bb8a5aaf9cfb192d8697d2da729867935c793
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: f25ea77a-1b4e-5c13-9117-eedf0c20335a
Tags:CVE_2024_1708CVE_2024_1709FILE
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