APT_APT29_NOBELIUM_Malware_May21_2_RID3201

YARA detection rule by Florian Roth · CC-BY-NC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Detects malware used by APT29 / NOBELIUM

rule APT_APT29_NOBELIUM_Malware_May21_2_RID3201 : APT DEMO G0016 G0118 RUSSIA {
   meta:
      description = "Detects malware used by APT29 / NOBELIUM"
      author = "Florian Roth"
      reference = "https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/28/breaking-down-nobeliums-latest-early-stage-toolset/"
      date = "2021-05-29 13:46:41"
      score = 75
      customer = "demo"
      license = "CC-BY-NC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"
      hash1 = "292e5b0a12fea4ff3fc02e1f98b7a370f88152ce71fe62670dd2f5edfaab2ff8"
      hash2 = "776014a63bf3cc7034bd5b6a9c36c75a930b59182fe232535bb7a305e539967b"
      tags = "APT, DEMO, G0016, G0118, RUSSIA"
      minimum_yara = "3.5.0"
      
   strings:
      $op1 = { 48 03 c8 42 0f b6 04 21 88 03 0f b6 43 01 8b c8 83 e0 0f 48 83 e1 f0 48 03 c8 } 
      $op2 = { 48 03 c8 42 0f b6 04 21 88 43 01 41 0f b6 c7 8b c8 83 e0 0f 48 83 e1 f0 48 03 c8 } 
      $op3 = { 45 0f b6 43 ff 41 8b c2 99 44 88 03 41 0f b6 2b 83 e2 03 03 c2 40 88 6b 01 } 
   condition: 
      filesize < 2200KB and all of them
}

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