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TRELLIX_ARC_RANSOM_Makop
Rule to detect the unpacked Makop ransomware samples
- Author
- Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
- Date
- 2020-07-19
- Modified
- 2020-08-14
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 70
What this rule detects
Rule to detect the unpacked Makop ransomware samples
Associated malware family: Makop.
It defines 10 patterns (0 text, 10 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule TRELLIX_ARC_RANSOM_Makop : RANSOMWARE FILE
{
meta:
= "Rule to detect the unpacked Makop ransomware samples"
= "Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team"
= "2828f2f9-4702-5cef-8b4e-7e98146c0332"
= "2020-07-19"
= "2020-08-14"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules/"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/ransomware/RANSOM_makop.yar#L1-L32"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
= "008e4c327875110b96deef1dd8ef65cefa201fef60ca1cbb9ab51b5304e66fe1"
= "2b4f8b90d46530421b66dbb04df6e84d268709fbee884536d8acc91e1b85f8a4"
= 75
= 70
= "RANSOMWARE, FILE"
= "v1"
= "ransomware"
= "Ransom:W32/Makop"
= "Cybercrime"
= "Unknown"
strings:
$pattern_0 = { 50 8d7c2420 e8???????? 84c0 0f84a6020000 8b742460 ba???????? }
$pattern_1 = { 51 52 53 ffd5 85c0 746d 8b4c240c }
$pattern_2 = { 7521 68000000f0 6a18 6a00 6a00 56 ff15???????? }
$pattern_3 = { 83c40c 8d4e0c 51 66c7060802 66c746041066 c6460820 }
$pattern_4 = { 51 ffd3 50 ffd7 8b4628 85c0 }
$pattern_5 = { 85c9 741e 8b4508 8b4d0c 8a11 }
$pattern_6 = { 83c002 6685c9 75f5 2bc6 d1f8 66390c46 8d3446 }
$pattern_7 = { 895a2c 8b7f04 85ff 0f85f7feffff 55 6a00 }
$pattern_8 = { 8b3d???????? 6a01 6a00 ffd7 50 ff15???????? }
$pattern_9 = { 85c0 7407 50 ff15???????? }
condition:
7 of them and filesize < 237568
}
Strings (10 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $pattern_0 | hex | { 50 8d7c2420 e8???????? 84c0 0f84a6020000 8b742460 ba???????? } | |
| $pattern_1 | hex | { 51 52 53 ffd5 85c0 746d 8b4c240c } | |
| $pattern_2 | hex | { 7521 68000000f0 6a18 6a00 6a00 56 ff15???????? } | |
| $pattern_3 | hex | { 83c40c 8d4e0c 51 66c7060802 66c746041066 c6460820 } | |
| $pattern_4 | hex | { 51 ffd3 50 ffd7 8b4628 85c0 } | |
| $pattern_5 | hex | { 85c9 741e 8b4508 8b4d0c 8a11 } | |
| $pattern_6 | hex | { 83c002 6685c9 75f5 2bc6 d1f8 66390c46 8d3446 } | |
| $pattern_7 | hex | { 895a2c 8b7f04 85ff 0f85f7feffff 55 6a00 } | |
| $pattern_8 | hex | { 8b3d???????? 6a01 6a00 ffd7 50 ff15???????? } | |
| $pattern_9 | hex | { 85c0 7407 50 ff15???????? } |
Condition
7 of them and filesize < 237568In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 237568 (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).
- 008e4c327875110b96deef1dd8ef65cefa201fef60ca1cbb9ab51b5304e66fe1
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: 2828f2f9-4702-5cef-8b4e-7e98146c0332
Metadata
| rule_version | v1 |
|---|---|
| malware_type | ransomware |
| malware_family | Ransom:W32/Makop |
| actor_type | Cybercrime |
| actor_group | Unknown |
Tags:RANSOMWAREFILE
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