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TRELLIX_ARC_RANSOM_Wastedlocker
Rule to detect unpacked samples of WastedLocker
- Author
- McAfee ATR Team
- Date
- 2020-07-27
- Modified
- 2020-10-12
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 70
What this rule detects
Rule to detect unpacked samples of WastedLocker
Associated malware family: WastedLocker.
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_Wastedlocker : RANSOMWARE FILE
{
meta:
= "Rule to detect unpacked samples of WastedLocker"
= "McAfee ATR Team"
= "900923cf-75c0-5342-858d-fe1ffa9486bd"
= "2020-07-27"
= "2020-10-12"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules/"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/ransomware/RANSOM_wastedlocker.yar#L1-L32"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
= "ae255679f487e2e9075ffd5e8c7836dd425229c1e3bd40cfc46fbbceceec7cf4"
= "c5adf88a46c34c8683d0e3d70529b352c77209f004e6c638ff079ea025921781"
= 75
= 70
= "RANSOMWARE, FILE"
= "v1"
= "ransomware"
= "Ransom:W32/WastedLocker"
= "Cybercrime"
= "Unknown"
strings:
$pattern_0 = { 8d45fc 50 53 53 6a19 ff75f8 }
$pattern_1 = { 66833b00 8bf3 0f8485000000 8b7d10 8b472c 85c0 7410 }
$pattern_2 = { e8???????? 8b4d08 8b4518 8d0441 6683600200 83c40c 837d1400 }
$pattern_3 = { 8701 e9???????? 8bc7 5f 5e 5b }
$pattern_4 = { 8bf8 3bfb 742f 53 8d45fc 50 56 }
$pattern_5 = { 6a10 8d45f0 6a00 50 e8???????? 83c40c 5e }
$pattern_6 = { 5f 5d c20800 55 8bec }
$pattern_7 = { 8d7e04 ff15???????? 85c0 8945e8 740e 2b4510 }
$pattern_8 = { ff15???????? 8b45dc 8b4dbc 69c00d661900 055ff36e3c 8945dc }
$pattern_9 = { 8b4d08 8b19 03d8 f7d0 c1c60f 03f2 0bc6 }
condition:
7 of them and filesize < 1806288
}
Strings (10 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $pattern_0 | hex | { 8d45fc 50 53 53 6a19 ff75f8 } | |
| $pattern_1 | hex | { 66833b00 8bf3 0f8485000000 8b7d10 8b472c 85c0 7410 } | |
| $pattern_2 | hex | { e8???????? 8b4d08 8b4518 8d0441 6683600200 83c40c 837d1400 } | |
| $pattern_3 | hex | { 8701 e9???????? 8bc7 5f 5e 5b } | |
| $pattern_4 | hex | { 8bf8 3bfb 742f 53 8d45fc 50 56 } | |
| $pattern_5 | hex | { 6a10 8d45f0 6a00 50 e8???????? 83c40c 5e } | |
| $pattern_6 | hex | { 5f 5d c20800 55 8bec } | |
| $pattern_7 | hex | { 8d7e04 ff15???????? 85c0 8945e8 740e 2b4510 } | |
| $pattern_8 | hex | { ff15???????? 8b45dc 8b4dbc 69c00d661900 055ff36e3c 8945dc } | |
| $pattern_9 | hex | { 8b4d08 8b19 03d8 f7d0 c1c60f 03f2 0bc6 } |
Condition
7 of them and filesize < 1806288In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 1806288 (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).
- ae255679f487e2e9075ffd5e8c7836dd425229c1e3bd40cfc46fbbceceec7cf4
Licence & attribution
Author: 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: 900923cf-75c0-5342-858d-fe1ffa9486bd
Metadata
| rule_version | v1 |
|---|---|
| malware_type | ransomware |
| malware_family | Ransom:W32/WastedLocker |
| actor_type | Cybercrime |
| actor_group | Unknown |
Tags:RANSOMWAREFILE
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