YARA · Volexity threat-intel
VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Win_Pocostick_Jul23
Detects the July 2023 POCOSTICK variant. These strings are only visible in memory after several rounds of shellcode decryption.
- Author
- threatintel@volexity.com
- Date
- 2023-07-24
- Modified
- 2024-08-02
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects the July 2023 POCOSTICK variant. These strings are only visible in memory after several rounds of shellcode decryption.
It defines 8 patterns (8 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Win_Pocostick_Jul23 : STORMBAMBOO FILE MEMORY
{
meta:
= "Detects the July 2023 POCOSTICK variant. These strings are only visible in memory after several rounds of shellcode decryption."
= "threatintel@volexity.com"
= "9632a7fc-06da-58b4-b95c-b46aeb9dd41d"
= "2023-07-24"
= "2024-08-02"
= "TIB-20231221"
= "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/2024/2024-08-02 StormBamboo/rules.yar#L206-L235"
= "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/LICENSE.txt"
= "ec3e787c369ac4b28447e7cacc44d70a595e39d47f842bacb07d19b12cab6aad"
= "19487db733c7f793be2a1287df32a165e46f6af0e940b13b389f4d675b5100c4"
= 75
= 80
= "STORMBAMBOO, FILE, MEMORY"
= "win"
= "all"
= "file,memory"
= "critical"
= "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
= 9542
= 3
strings:
$str1 = "Folder PATH listing form volume" wide
$str2 = "Volume serial number is 0000-1111" wide
$str3 = "Type:Error" wide
$str4 = "Type:Desktop" wide
$str5 = "Type:Laptop" wide
$str6 = "Type:Vitual" wide
$str7 = ".unicode.tmp" wide
$str8 = "EveryOne" wide
condition:
6 of them
}
Strings (8 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $str1 | text | "Folder PATH listing form volume" | wide |
| $str2 | text | "Volume serial number is 0000-1111" | wide |
| $str3 | text | "Type:Error" | wide |
| $str4 | text | "Type:Desktop" | wide |
| $str5 | text | "Type:Laptop" | wide |
| $str6 | text | "Type:Vitual" | wide |
| $str7 | text | ".unicode.tmp" | wide |
| $str8 | text | "EveryOne" | wide |
Condition
6 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- At least 6 patterns in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
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- ec3e787c369ac4b28447e7cacc44d70a595e39d47f842bacb07d19b12cab6aad
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: 9632a7fc-06da-58b4-b95c-b46aeb9dd41d
Metadata
| os | win |
|---|---|
| os_arch | all |
| scan_context | file,memory |
| severity | critical |
| rule_id | 9542 |
| version | 3 |
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