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TRELLIX_ARC_APT_Acidbox_Ssp_Dll_Module

Rule to detect the SSP DLL component of AcidBox

APT / threat actorAcidboxTrellix Advanced Research CenterApache License 2.0Compiles with YARA-X
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 SSP DLL 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

apt-acidbox-ssp-dll-module.yarApache License 2.0
rule TRELLIX_ARC_APT_Acidbox_Ssp_Dll_Module : BACKDOOR FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Rule to detect the SSP DLL component of AcidBox"
		author = "Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team"
		id = "ef1511c5-f650-5e65-937c-466f00932183"
		date = "2020-07-24"
		modified = "2020-08-14"
		reference = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/APT/APT_acidbox.yar#L67-L98"
		license_url = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
		hash = "003669761229d3e1db0f5a5b333ef62b3dffcc8e27c821ce9018362e0a2df7e9"
		logic_hash = "4c9b9de11d73587ca1ad1efa5455598e41edc5a9a59fc0339c429a212c1c7941"
		score = 75
		quality = 70
		tags = "BACKDOOR, FILE"
		rule_version = "v1"
		malware_type = "backdoor"
		malware_family = "Backdoor:W32/Acidbox"
		actor_type = "APT"
		actor_group = "Turla"

	strings:
		$pattern_0 = { 49897ba0 8bc7 49894398 49897ba8 33c9 49894bb0 }
		$pattern_1 = { 8b8424a8000000 c1e818 88443108 66895c310a 498b0e }
		$pattern_2 = { 8b5f48 413bdd 410f47dd 85db 0f84f1000000 488b4720 4885c0 }
		$pattern_3 = { e8???????? 85c0 78c7 488d9424a0020000 488d8c24e0030000 ff15???????? 4c8bf8 }
		$pattern_4 = { ff15???????? 488bc8 4c8bc6 33d2 ff15???????? 8bfb 895c2420 }
		$pattern_5 = { 415f c3 4c8bdc 49895b10 }
		$pattern_6 = { 488d842488010000 4889442420 41bf???????? 458bcf 4c8bc7 418bd7 488d8c2490000000 }
		$pattern_7 = { c1e908 0fb6c9 3bce 77b6 8bd0 b9???????? c1ea10 }
		$pattern_8 = { 4c8bc3 ba???????? 488d4c2438 e8???????? 89442430 85c0 7508 }
		$pattern_9 = { bb02160480 8bc3 488b5c2440 488b742448 488b7c2450 4883c430 }

	condition:
		7 of them and filesize < 199680
}

Strings (10 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$pattern_0hex{ 49897ba0 8bc7 49894398 49897ba8 33c9 49894bb0 }
$pattern_1hex{ 8b8424a8000000 c1e818 88443108 66895c310a 498b0e }
$pattern_2hex{ 8b5f48 413bdd 410f47dd 85db 0f84f1000000 488b4720 4885c0 }
$pattern_3hex{ e8???????? 85c0 78c7 488d9424a0020000 488d8c24e0030000 ff15???????? 4c8bf8 }
$pattern_4hex{ ff15???????? 488bc8 4c8bc6 33d2 ff15???????? 8bfb 895c2420 }
$pattern_5hex{ 415f c3 4c8bdc 49895b10 }
$pattern_6hex{ 488d842488010000 4889442420 41bf???????? 458bcf 4c8bc7 418bd7 488d8c2490000000 }
$pattern_7hex{ c1e908 0fb6c9 3bce 77b6 8bd0 b9???????? c1ea10 }
$pattern_8hex{ 4c8bc3 ba???????? 488d4c2438 e8???????? 89442430 85c0 7508 }
$pattern_9hex{ bb02160480 8bc3 488b5c2440 488b742448 488b7c2450 4883c430 }

Condition

7 of them and filesize < 199680

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 199680 (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 7 patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Sample hashes

Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).

  • 003669761229d3e1db0f5a5b333ef62b3dffcc8e27c821ce9018362e0a2df7e9

Licence & attribution

Author: Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team

Source repository: Trellix Advanced Research Center @ 1919562a59

Licence: Apache License 2.0 (repository licence)

Original rule

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

Rule id: ef1511c5-f650-5e65-937c-466f00932183

Metadata

rule_versionv1
malware_typebackdoor
malware_familyBackdoor:W32/Acidbox
actor_typeAPT
actor_groupTurla

Tags:BACKDOORFILE

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