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TRELLIX_ARC_Ransom_Mespinoza
rule to detect Mespinoza ransomware
- Author
- Christiaan Beek @ McAfee ATR
- Date
- 2020-11-24
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 70
What this rule detects
rule to detect Mespinoza ransomware
Associated malware family: Ransom Win Mespinoza.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 9 patterns (6 text, 3 hex, 0 regex). YARA modules used: pe.
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
Includes the imports needed to compile it on its own.
import "pe"
rule TRELLIX_ARC_Ransom_Mespinoza : FILE
{
meta:
= "rule to detect Mespinoza ransomware"
= "Christiaan Beek @ McAfee ATR"
= "70a76bc4-e0cb-5caa-bb64-1a732349d2ce"
= "2020-11-24"
= "2020-11-24"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules/"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/ransomware/Ransom_Mespinoza.yar#L3-L27"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
= "e9662b468135f758a9487a1be50159ef57f3050b753de2915763b4ed78839ead"
= "48355bd2a57d92e017bdada911a4b31aa7225c0b12231c9cbda6717616abaea3"
= "e4287e9708a73ce6a9b7a3e7c72462b01f7cc3c595d972cf2984185ac1a3a4a8"
= "e245fb9a71d86209690a6f4c7aa38c10dbd32cda2ea3ecde08d0d94e896381cb"
= 75
= 70
= "FILE"
= "ransom_Win_Mespinoza"
strings:
$s1 = "update.bat" fullword ascii
$s2 = "protonmail.com" fullword ascii
$s3 = "Every byte on any types of your devices was encrypted." fullword ascii
$s4 = "To get all your data back contact us:" fullword ascii
$s5 = "What to do to get all data back?" fullword ascii
$s6 = "Don't try to use backups because it were encrypted too." fullword ascii
$op0 = { 83 f8 4b 75 9e 0f be 46 ff 8d 4d e0 ff 34 85 50 }
$op1 = { c6 05 34 9b 47 00 00 e8 1f 0c 03 00 59 c3 cc cc }
$op2 = { e8 ef c5 fe ff b8 ff ff ff 7f eb 76 8b 4d 0c 85 }
condition:
( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 600KB and pe.imphash ( ) == "b5e8bd2552848bb7bf2f28228d014742" and ( 8 of them ) and 2 of ( $op* ) ) or ( all of them )
}
Strings (9 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "update.bat" | fullword ascii |
| $s2 | text | "protonmail.com" | fullword ascii |
| $s3 | text | "Every byte on any types of your devices was encrypted." | fullword ascii |
| $s4 | text | "To get all your data back contact us:" | fullword ascii |
| $s5 | text | "What to do to get all data back?" | fullword ascii |
| $s6 | text | "Don't try to use backups because it were encrypted too." | fullword ascii |
| $op0 | hex | { 83 f8 4b 75 9e 0f be 46 ff 8d 4d e0 ff 34 85 50 } | |
| $op1 | hex | { c6 05 34 9b 47 00 00 e8 1f 0c 03 00 59 c3 cc cc } | |
| $op2 | hex | { e8 ef c5 fe ff b8 ff ff ff 7f eb 76 8b 4d 0c 85 } |
Condition
( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 600KB and pe.imphash ( ) == "b5e8bd2552848bb7bf2f28228d014742" and ( 8 of them ) and 2 of ( $op* ) ) or ( all of them )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 600KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
- At least 8 patterns in the rule must match.
- At least 2 patterns in ( $op* ) must match.
- Uses the pe module.
- Checks the PE import hash (imphash).
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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).
- e9662b468135f758a9487a1be50159ef57f3050b753de2915763b4ed78839ead
- 48355bd2a57d92e017bdada911a4b31aa7225c0b12231c9cbda6717616abaea3
- e4287e9708a73ce6a9b7a3e7c72462b01f7cc3c595d972cf2984185ac1a3a4a8
Licence & attribution
Author: Christiaan Beek @ McAfee ATR
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: 70a76bc4-e0cb-5caa-bb64-1a732349d2ce
Metadata
| malware_family | ransom_Win_Mespinoza |
|---|
Tags:FILE