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TRELLIX_ARC_MALW_Liquorbot

Rule to detect LiquorBot malware

MalwareLiquorBotTrellix Advanced Research CenterApache License 2.0Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Date
2020-08-19
Score / Quality
75 / 70

What this rule detects

Rule to detect LiquorBot malware

Associated malware family: LiquorBot.

It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

malw-liquorbot.yarApache License 2.0
rule TRELLIX_ARC_MALW_Liquorbot : MALWARE FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Rule to detect LiquorBot malware"
		author = "Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team"
		id = "73898df8-b5eb-50ac-a2fe-ef9233c251c5"
		date = "2020-08-19"
		modified = "2020-08-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/malware/MALW_liquorbot.yar#L1-L23"
		license_url = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
		hash = "5b2a9cbda99ed903f75c3b37f0a6b1b9f6c39671a76ed652f3ddba117fd43bc9"
		logic_hash = "2448e3ede809331b2370fe9d42d603ad6508be6531a1a8764e0e0621867b6e89"
		score = 75
		quality = 70
		tags = "MALWARE, FILE"
		rule_version = "v1"
		malware_type = "malware"
		malware_family = "Botnet:W32/LiquorBot"
		actor_type = "Cybercrime"
		actor_group = "Unknown"

	strings:
		$pattern = {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}

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x457f and all of them
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$patternhex{ 7F454C4602010100000000000000000002003E0001000000605A4600000000004000000000000000700200000000000000000000400038000A0040001B000900060000000400000040000000000000 …

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x457f and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All 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).

  • 5b2a9cbda99ed903f75c3b37f0a6b1b9f6c39671a76ed652f3ddba117fd43bc9

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: 73898df8-b5eb-50ac-a2fe-ef9233c251c5

Metadata

rule_versionv1
malware_typemalware
malware_familyBotnet:W32/LiquorBot
actor_typeCybercrime
actor_groupUnknown

Tags:MALWAREFILE