YARA · Volexity threat-intel
VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Win_Applejeus_D_Oct22
Detected AppleJeus unpacked samples.
- Author
- threatintel@volexity.com
- Date
- 2022-11-10
- Modified
- 2025-05-21
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detected AppleJeus unpacked samples.
Associated malware family: Applejeus.
It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Win_Applejeus_D_Oct22 : LAZYPINE FILE MEMORY
{
meta:
= "Detected AppleJeus unpacked samples."
= "threatintel@volexity.com"
= "80d2821b-a437-573e-9e9d-bf79f9422cc9"
= "2022-11-10"
= "2025-05-21"
= "https://www.volexity.com/blog/2022/12/01/buyer-beware-fake-cryptocurrency-applications-serving-as-front-for-applejeus-malware/"
= "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#L87-L112"
= "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/LICENSE.txt"
= "a241b6611afba8bb1de69044115483adb74f66ab4a80f7423e13c652422cb379"
= "23c0642e5be15a75a39d089cd52f2f14d633f7af6889140b9ec6e53c5c023974"
= 75
= 80
= "LAZYPINE, FILE, MEMORY"
= "win"
= "all"
= "file,memory"
= "critical"
= "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
= 8534
= 3
strings:
$reg = "Software\\Bitcoin\\Bitcoin-Qt"
$pattern = "%s=%d&%s=%s&%s=%s&%s=%d"
$exec = " \"%s\", RaitingSetupUI "
$http = "Accept: */*" wide
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (4 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $reg | text | "Software\\Bitcoin\\Bitcoin-Qt" | |
| $pattern | text | "%s=%d&%s=%s&%s=%s&%s=%d" | |
| $exec | text | " \"%s\", RaitingSetupUI " | |
| $http | text | "Accept: */*" | wide |
Condition
all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- All 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).
- a241b6611afba8bb1de69044115483adb74f66ab4a80f7423e13c652422cb379
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: 80d2821b-a437-573e-9e9d-bf79f9422cc9
Metadata
| os | win |
|---|---|
| os_arch | all |
| scan_context | file,memory |
| severity | critical |
| rule_id | 8534 |
| version | 3 |
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