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VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Win_Applejeus_D_Oct22

Detected AppleJeus unpacked samples.

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

apt-malware-win-applejeus-d-oct22.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Win_Applejeus_D_Oct22 : LAZYPINE FILE MEMORY
{
	meta:
		description = "Detected AppleJeus unpacked samples."
		author = "threatintel@volexity.com"
		id = "80d2821b-a437-573e-9e9d-bf79f9422cc9"
		date = "2022-11-10"
		modified = "2025-05-21"
		reference = "https://www.volexity.com/blog/2022/12/01/buyer-beware-fake-cryptocurrency-applications-serving-as-front-for-applejeus-malware/"
		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#L87-L112"
		license_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/LICENSE.txt"
		hash = "a241b6611afba8bb1de69044115483adb74f66ab4a80f7423e13c652422cb379"
		logic_hash = "23c0642e5be15a75a39d089cd52f2f14d633f7af6889140b9ec6e53c5c023974"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "LAZYPINE, FILE, MEMORY"
		os = "win"
		os_arch = "all"
		scan_context = "file,memory"
		severity = "critical"
		license = "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
		rule_id = 8534
		version = 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)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$regtext"Software\\Bitcoin\\Bitcoin-Qt"
$patterntext"%s=%d&%s=%s&%s=%s&%s=%d"
$exectext" \"%s\", RaitingSetupUI "
$httptext"Accept: */*"wide

Condition

all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in the rule 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).

  • 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.

Original rule

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

oswin
os_archall
scan_contextfile,memory
severitycritical
rule_id8534
version3

Tags:LAZYPINEFILEMEMORY

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