YARA · Volexity threat-intel
VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Any_Brickstorm_Rust
Detects Rust variants of the BRICKSTORM malware.
- Author
- threatintel@volexity.com
- Date
- 2026-02-24
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects Rust variants of the BRICKSTORM malware.
It defines 6 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Any_Brickstorm_Rust : VERDANTBAMBOO BRICKSTORM FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects Rust variants of the BRICKSTORM malware."
= "threatintel@volexity.com"
= "b85ec85f-f590-5c1a-a5f9-107074b0e2a8"
= "2026-02-24"
= "2026-02-24"
= "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel"
= "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/2026/2026-06-04 VerdantBamboo/rules.yar#L173-L202"
= "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/LICENSE.txt"
= "45313a6745803a7f57ff35f5397fdf117eaec008a76417e6e2ac8a6280f7d830"
= "5f83f26188b7a8cab4bd548609c503371a18967342bd8dd6dede8e7a047e9508"
= 75
= 80
= "VERDANTBAMBOO, BRICKSTORM, FILE"
= "linux"
= "all"
= "file"
= "high"
= "MAR-20260224"
= "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
= 12816
= 2
strings:
$package1 = "Yamux"
$package2 = "/lib.rs"
$str1 = "/opt/vmware/bin/vmisupport"
$str2 = "Socks5CmdNotSupported"
$str3 = "/dev/ptmx"
$str4 = "8tr9y8e4df1h6515fthderth"
condition:
all of ( $package* ) and 3 of ( $str* )
}
Strings (6 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $package1 | text | "Yamux" | |
| $package2 | text | "/lib.rs" | |
| $str1 | text | "/opt/vmware/bin/vmisupport" | |
| $str2 | text | "Socks5CmdNotSupported" | |
| $str3 | text | "/dev/ptmx" | |
| $str4 | text | "8tr9y8e4df1h6515fthderth" |
Condition
all of ( $package* ) and 3 of ( $str* )In plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns in ( $package* ) must match.
- At least 3 patterns in ( $str* ) 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).
- 45313a6745803a7f57ff35f5397fdf117eaec008a76417e6e2ac8a6280f7d830
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.
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: b85ec85f-f590-5c1a-a5f9-107074b0e2a8
Metadata
| os | linux |
|---|---|
| os_arch | all |
| scan_context | file |
| severity | high |
| report1 | MAR-20260224 |
| rule_id | 12816 |
| version | 2 |
Tags:VERDANTBAMBOOBRICKSTORMFILE
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