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TRELLIX_ARC_APT_Acidbox_Kernelmode_Module
Rule to detect the kernel mode component of AcidBox
- Author
- Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
- Date
- 2020-07-24
- Modified
- 2020-08-14
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 70
What this rule detects
Rule to detect the kernel mode component of AcidBox
Associated malware family: Acidbox.
It defines 10 patterns (0 text, 10 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule TRELLIX_ARC_APT_Acidbox_Kernelmode_Module : KERNELDRIVER FILE
{
meta:
= "Rule to detect the kernel mode component of AcidBox"
= "Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team"
= "80b60307-5431-5f21-9e6f-06adaab0519d"
= "2020-07-24"
= "2020-08-14"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules/"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/APT/APT_acidbox.yar#L1-L32"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
= "3ef071e0327e7014dd374d96bed023e6c434df6f98cce88a1e7335a667f6749d"
= "e39da89d0da22115ac7889bc73ff183973a6c5334e304df955362bde76694d42"
= 75
= 70
= "KERNELDRIVER, FILE"
= "v1"
= "kerneldriver"
= "Rootkit:W32/Acidbox"
= "APT"
= "Turla"
strings:
$pattern_0 = { 897c2434 8978b8 8d5f28 448bc3 33d2 }
$pattern_1 = { 4c8d842470010000 488d942418010000 498bcf e8???????? 8bd8 89442460 }
$pattern_2 = { 4c8bf1 49d1eb 4585c9 0f88a2000000 440fb717 498bd0 }
$pattern_3 = { ff15???????? 4c8d9c2480000000 498b5b10 498b7318 498b7b20 4d8b7328 498be3 }
$pattern_4 = { 33d2 41b8???????? 895c2420 e8???????? }
$pattern_5 = { 895c2420 4885ff 0f8424010000 440f20c0 84c0 0f8518010000 }
$pattern_6 = { 85f6 0f8469fdffff 488d8424c8010000 41b9???????? }
$pattern_7 = { 894c2404 750a ffc7 893c24 41ffc3 ebcb 85c9 }
$pattern_8 = { 488b5c2450 488b742458 488b7c2460 4883c430 }
$pattern_9 = { 33d2 488b4c2428 e8???????? 448b842450040000 4503c0 4c8d8c2450040000 488bd7 }
condition:
7 of them and filesize < 78848
}
Strings (10 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $pattern_0 | hex | { 897c2434 8978b8 8d5f28 448bc3 33d2 } | |
| $pattern_1 | hex | { 4c8d842470010000 488d942418010000 498bcf e8???????? 8bd8 89442460 } | |
| $pattern_2 | hex | { 4c8bf1 49d1eb 4585c9 0f88a2000000 440fb717 498bd0 } | |
| $pattern_3 | hex | { ff15???????? 4c8d9c2480000000 498b5b10 498b7318 498b7b20 4d8b7328 498be3 } | |
| $pattern_4 | hex | { 33d2 41b8???????? 895c2420 e8???????? } | |
| $pattern_5 | hex | { 895c2420 4885ff 0f8424010000 440f20c0 84c0 0f8518010000 } | |
| $pattern_6 | hex | { 85f6 0f8469fdffff 488d8424c8010000 41b9???????? } | |
| $pattern_7 | hex | { 894c2404 750a ffc7 893c24 41ffc3 ebcb 85c9 } | |
| $pattern_8 | hex | { 488b5c2450 488b742458 488b7c2460 4883c430 } | |
| $pattern_9 | hex | { 33d2 488b4c2428 e8???????? 448b842450040000 4503c0 4c8d8c2450040000 488bd7 } |
Condition
7 of them and filesize < 78848In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 78848 (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 7 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).
- 3ef071e0327e7014dd374d96bed023e6c434df6f98cce88a1e7335a667f6749d
Licence & attribution
Author: Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Source repository: Trellix Advanced Research Center @ 1919562a59
Licence: Apache License 2.0 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 80b60307-5431-5f21-9e6f-06adaab0519d
Metadata
| rule_version | v1 |
|---|---|
| malware_type | kerneldriver |
| malware_family | Rootkit:W32/Acidbox |
| actor_type | APT |
| actor_group | Turla |
Tags:KERNELDRIVERFILE
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