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VOLEXITY_Malware_Win_Backwash_Iis

Variant of the BACKWASH malware family with IIS worm functionality.

MalwareVolexity threat-intelBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
threatintel@volexity.com
Date
2020-09-04
Modified
2023-08-17
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Variant of the BACKWASH malware family with IIS worm functionality.

It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

malware-win-backwash-iis.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule VOLEXITY_Malware_Win_Backwash_Iis : WHEELEDASH FILE MEMORY
{
	meta:
		description = "Variant of the BACKWASH malware family with IIS worm functionality."
		author = "threatintel@volexity.com"
		id = "08a86a58-32af-5c82-90d2-d6603dae8d63"
		date = "2020-09-04"
		modified = "2023-08-17"
		reference = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel"
		source_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/2021/2021-12-06 - XEGroup/indicators/yara.yar#L181-L208"
		license_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/LICENSE.txt"
		hash = "98e39573a3d355d7fdf3439d9418fdbf4e42c2e03051b5313d5c84f3df485627"
		logic_hash = "95a7f9e0afb031b49cd0da66b5a887d26ad2e06cce625bc45739b4a80e96ce9c"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "WHEELEDASH, FILE, MEMORY"
		scan_context = "file,memory"
		severity = "high"
		license = "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
		rule_id = 231
		version = 6

	strings:
		$a1 = "GetShell" ascii
		$a2 = "smallShell" ascii
		$a3 = "createSmallShell" ascii
		$a4 = "getSites" ascii
		$a5 = "getFiles " ascii
		$b1 = "action=saveshell&domain=" ascii wide
		$b2 = "&shell=backsession.aspx" ascii wide

	condition:
		all of ( $a* ) or any of ( $b* )
}

Strings (7 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$a1text"GetShell"ascii
$a2text"smallShell"ascii
$a3text"createSmallShell"ascii
$a4text"getSites"ascii
$a5text"getFiles "ascii
$b1text"action=saveshell&domain="ascii wide
$b2text"&shell=backsession.aspx"ascii wide

Condition

all of ( $a* ) or any of ( $b* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in ( $a* ) must match.
  • At least one pattern in ( $b* ) must match.

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Sample hashes

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  • 98e39573a3d355d7fdf3439d9418fdbf4e42c2e03051b5313d5c84f3df485627

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: 08a86a58-32af-5c82-90d2-d6603dae8d63

Metadata

scan_contextfile,memory
severityhigh
rule_id231
version6

Tags:WHEELEDASHFILEMEMORY