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SIGNATURE_BASE_WEBSHELL_ASPX_Proxyshell_Aug15

Webshells iisstart.aspx and Logout.aspx

WebshellSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Moritz Oettle
Date
2021-09-04
Modified
2025-11-03
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

Webshells iisstart.aspx and Logout.aspx

It defines 11 patterns (11 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

webshell-aspx-proxyshell-aug15.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_WEBSHELL_ASPX_Proxyshell_Aug15 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Webshells iisstart.aspx and Logout.aspx"
		author = "Moritz Oettle"
		id = "b1e6c0f3-787f-59b8-8123-4045522047ca"
		date = "2021-09-04"
		modified = "2025-11-03"
		reference = "https://github.com/hvs-consulting/ioc_signatures/tree/main/Proxyshell"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/expl_proxyshell.yar#L121-L152"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "46c37f1d80c777acafa6ee64d7df18a6b94768f4463d9196027111a84a63a24f"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$g1 = "language=\"JScript\"" ascii
		$g2 = "function getErrorWord" ascii
		$g3 = "errorWord" ascii
		$g4 = "Response.Redirect" ascii
		$g5 = "function Page_Load" ascii
		$g6 = "runat=\"server\"" ascii
		$g7 = "Request[" ascii
		$g8 = "eval/*" ascii
		$s1 = "AppcacheVer" ascii
		$s3 = "LaTkWfI64XeDAXZS6pU1KrsvLAcGH7AZOQXjrFkT816RnFYJQR" ascii
		$fp1 = "<input type=\"submit\" Value=\"Refresh This Page\""

	condition:
		filesize < 1KB and ( 1 of ( $s* ) or 4 of ( $g* ) ) and not 1 of ( $fp* )
}

Strings (11 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$g1text"language=\"JScript\""ascii
$g2text"function getErrorWord"ascii
$g3text"errorWord"ascii
$g4text"Response.Redirect"ascii
$g5text"function Page_Load"ascii
$g6text"runat=\"server\""ascii
$g7text"Request["ascii
$g8text"eval/*"ascii
$s1text"AppcacheVer"ascii
$s3text"LaTkWfI64XeDAXZS6pU1KrsvLAcGH7AZOQXjrFkT816RnFYJQR"ascii
$fp1text"<input type=\"submit\" Value=\"Refresh This Page\""

Condition

filesize < 1KB and ( 1 of ( $s* ) or 4 of ( $g* ) ) and not 1 of ( $fp* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 1KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 1 patterns in ( $s* ) must match.
  • At least 4 patterns in ( $g* ) must match.
  • At least 1 patterns in ( $fp* ) must match.

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: Moritz Oettle

Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a

Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: b1e6c0f3-787f-59b8-8123-4045522047ca

Tags:FILE