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VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Any_Brickstorm_Rust

Detects Rust variants of the BRICKSTORM malware.

APT / threat actorVolexity threat-intelBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
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

apt-malware-any-brickstorm-rust.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Any_Brickstorm_Rust : VERDANTBAMBOO BRICKSTORM FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Rust variants of the BRICKSTORM malware."
		author = "threatintel@volexity.com"
		id = "b85ec85f-f590-5c1a-a5f9-107074b0e2a8"
		date = "2026-02-24"
		modified = "2026-02-24"
		reference = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel"
		source_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/2026/2026-06-04 VerdantBamboo/rules.yar#L173-L202"
		license_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/LICENSE.txt"
		hash = "45313a6745803a7f57ff35f5397fdf117eaec008a76417e6e2ac8a6280f7d830"
		logic_hash = "5f83f26188b7a8cab4bd548609c503371a18967342bd8dd6dede8e7a047e9508"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "VERDANTBAMBOO, BRICKSTORM, FILE"
		os = "linux"
		os_arch = "all"
		scan_context = "file"
		severity = "high"
		report1 = "MAR-20260224"
		license = "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
		rule_id = 12816
		version = 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)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$package1text"Yamux"
$package2text"/lib.rs"
$str1text"/opt/vmware/bin/vmisupport"
$str2text"Socks5CmdNotSupported"
$str3text"/dev/ptmx"
$str4text"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.

Original rule

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

oslinux
os_archall
scan_contextfile
severityhigh
report1MAR-20260224
rule_id12816
version2

Tags:VERDANTBAMBOOBRICKSTORMFILE