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TRELLIX_ARC_APT_Acidbox_Main_Module_Dll
Rule to detect the Main 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 Main 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_Main_Module_Dll : BACKDOOR FILE
{
meta:
= "Rule to detect the Main mode component of AcidBox"
= "Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team"
= "8c9beb0f-62f7-5788-8340-0b1ecdf54253"
= "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#L34-L65"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
= "eb30a1822bd6f503f8151cb04bfd315a62fa67dbfe1f573e6fcfd74636ecedd5"
= "db98e204742b8629074d47df301ffcbb2dfb977a4da91557fb50838aae79e777"
= 75
= 70
= "BACKDOOR, FILE"
= "v1"
= "backdoor"
= "Backdoor:W32/Acidbox"
= "APT"
= "Turla"
strings:
$pattern_0 = { 7707 b8022d03a0 eb05 e8???????? }
$pattern_1 = { 4403c8 8bc3 41d1c6 33c6 81c6d6c162ca c1cb02 33c7 }
$pattern_2 = { e9???????? 412b5c2418 8b45dc 412b442408 41015c241c 410144240c 015f1c }
$pattern_3 = { 48895c2408 57 4883ec30 488bfa 33db 4885c9 7479 }
$pattern_4 = { 48895c2408 57 4883ec30 498bd8 488bfa 488364245800 85c9 }
$pattern_5 = { 488987e0010000 e9???????? 81cb001003a0 e9???????? 488b87a0010000 44847806 742e }
$pattern_6 = { 4d8bcc 4c8d0596c50100 498bd4 488bce e8???????? 498b9de0010000 c74605aa993355 }
$pattern_7 = { 4533c0 8d5608 e8???????? 488bf0 4889442460 4885c0 750b }
$pattern_8 = { 488d5558 41c1ee08 41b802000000 44887559 e8???????? 4c8b4de0 894718 }
$pattern_9 = { 4d03c2 4d3bc2 4d13cc 4d0303 4d3b03 4d8903 4c8b13 }
condition:
7 of them and filesize < 550912
}
Strings (10 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $pattern_0 | hex | { 7707 b8022d03a0 eb05 e8???????? } | |
| $pattern_1 | hex | { 4403c8 8bc3 41d1c6 33c6 81c6d6c162ca c1cb02 33c7 } | |
| $pattern_2 | hex | { e9???????? 412b5c2418 8b45dc 412b442408 41015c241c 410144240c 015f1c } | |
| $pattern_3 | hex | { 48895c2408 57 4883ec30 488bfa 33db 4885c9 7479 } | |
| $pattern_4 | hex | { 48895c2408 57 4883ec30 498bd8 488bfa 488364245800 85c9 } | |
| $pattern_5 | hex | { 488987e0010000 e9???????? 81cb001003a0 e9???????? 488b87a0010000 44847806 742e } | |
| $pattern_6 | hex | { 4d8bcc 4c8d0596c50100 498bd4 488bce e8???????? 498b9de0010000 c74605aa993355 } | |
| $pattern_7 | hex | { 4533c0 8d5608 e8???????? 488bf0 4889442460 4885c0 750b } | |
| $pattern_8 | hex | { 488d5558 41c1ee08 41b802000000 44887559 e8???????? 4c8b4de0 894718 } | |
| $pattern_9 | hex | { 4d03c2 4d3bc2 4d13cc 4d0303 4d3b03 4d8903 4c8b13 } |
Condition
7 of them and filesize < 550912In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 550912 (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).
- eb30a1822bd6f503f8151cb04bfd315a62fa67dbfe1f573e6fcfd74636ecedd5
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: 8c9beb0f-62f7-5788-8340-0b1ecdf54253
Metadata
| rule_version | v1 |
|---|---|
| malware_type | backdoor |
| malware_family | Backdoor:W32/Acidbox |
| actor_type | APT |
| actor_group | Turla |
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