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VOLEXITY_Apt_Delivery_Macro_Lazypine_Jeus_B

Detects macros used by the LazyPine threat actor to distribute AppleJeus.

APT / threat actorApplejeusVolexity threat-intelBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
threatintel@volexity.com
Date
2022-11-03
Modified
2025-05-21
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects macros used by the LazyPine threat actor to distribute AppleJeus.

Associated malware family: Applejeus.

It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-delivery-macro-lazypine-jeus-b.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule VOLEXITY_Apt_Delivery_Macro_Lazypine_Jeus_B : LAZYPINE FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects macros used by the LazyPine threat actor to distribute AppleJeus."
		author = "threatintel@volexity.com"
		id = "ac4d4e82-e29f-5134-999d-b8dcef59d285"
		date = "2022-11-03"
		modified = "2025-05-21"
		reference = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel"
		source_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/2022/2022-12-01 Buyer Beware - Fake Cryptocurrency Applications Serving as Front for AppleJeus Malware/yara.yar#L114-L139"
		license_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/LICENSE.txt"
		hash = "17e6189c19dedea678969e042c64de2a51dd9fba69ff521571d63fd92e48601b"
		logic_hash = "e55199e6ad26894f98e930cd4716127ee868872d08ada1c44675e4db1ec27894"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "LAZYPINE, FILE"
		os = "win"
		os_arch = "all"
		scan_context = "file"
		severity = "critical"
		license = "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
		rule_id = 8493
		version = 3

	strings:
		$a1 = ", vbDirectory) = \"\" Then" ascii
		$a2 = ".Caption & " ascii
		$a3 = ".nodeTypedValue" ascii
		$a4 = ".Application.Visible = False" ascii
		$a5 = " MkDir (" ascii

	condition:
		all of ( $a* )
}

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$a1text", vbDirectory) = \"\" Then"ascii
$a2text".Caption & "ascii
$a3text".nodeTypedValue"ascii
$a4text".Application.Visible = False"ascii
$a5text" MkDir ("ascii

Condition

all of ( $a* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in ( $a* ) 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).

  • 17e6189c19dedea678969e042c64de2a51dd9fba69ff521571d63fd92e48601b

Licence & attribution

Author: threatintel@volexity.com

Source repository: Volexity threat-intel @ 3a9d0b5245

Licence: BSD 2-Clause License (stated in the rule's own meta)

“See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt”

Copyright notice: Copyright 2022 by Volexity, Inc.

Original rule

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

Rule id: ac4d4e82-e29f-5134-999d-b8dcef59d285

Metadata

oswin
os_archall
scan_contextfile
severitycritical
rule_id8493
version3

Tags:LAZYPINEFILE

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