YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_SUSP_THOR_Unsigned_Oct23_1
Detects unsigned version of THOR scanner, which could be a backdoored / modified version of the scanner
- Author
- Florian Roth
- Date
- 2023-10-28
- Modified
- 2023-12-05
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects unsigned version of THOR scanner, which could be a backdoored / modified version of the scanner
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 3 patterns (2 text, 1 hex, 0 regex). YARA modules used: pe.
YARA-X says: warning[deprecated_field]: field `number_of_signatures` is deprecated
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
Includes the imports needed to compile it on its own.
import "pe"
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_SUSP_THOR_Unsigned_Oct23_1 : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects unsigned version of THOR scanner, which could be a backdoored / modified version of the scanner"
= "Florian Roth"
= "2ca6a192-675e-5f02-a7b1-40369eeb9904"
= "2023-10-28"
= "2023-12-05"
= "Internal Research"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/gen_unsigned_thor.yar#L4-L22"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "12303e3549071dd6c8896f7a1222eb5905f6b4d3f320134416a5b6d53857adeb"
= 75
= 85
= "FILE"
strings:
$s1 = "THOR APT Scanner" wide fullword
$s2 = "Nextron Systems GmbH" wide fullword
$sc1 = { 00 4F 00 72 00 69 00 67 00 69 00 6E 00 61 00 6C 00 46 00 69 00 6C 00 65 00 6E 00 61 00 6D 00 65 00 00 00 74 00 68 00 6F 00 72 }
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and all of them and pe.number_of_signatures == 0
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "THOR APT Scanner" | wide fullword |
| $s2 | text | "Nextron Systems GmbH" | wide fullword |
| $sc1 | hex | { 00 4F 00 72 00 69 00 67 00 69 00 6E 00 61 00 6C 00 46 00 69 00 6C 00 65 00 6E 00 61 00 6D 00 65 00 00 00 74 00 68 00 6F 00 72 } |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and all of them and pe.number_of_signatures == 0In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
- Uses the pe module.
- Checks the Authenticode signature.
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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: 2ca6a192-675e-5f02-a7b1-40369eeb9904
Tags:FILE
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