URL_File_Local_EXE_RID2D6E

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

Detects an .url file that points to a local executable

rule URL_File_Local_EXE_RID2D6E : DEMO SCRIPT T1059 {
   meta:
      description = "Detects an .url file that points to a local executable"
      author = "Florian Roth"
      reference = "https://twitter.com/malwareforme/status/915300883012870144"
      date = "2017-10-04 10:31:31"
      score = 60
      customer = "demo"
      license = "CC-BY-NC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"
      
      tags = "DEMO, SCRIPT, T1059"
      minimum_yara = "3.5.0"
      
   strings:
      $s1 = "[InternetShortcut]" ascii wide fullword
      $s2 = /URL=file:\/\/\/C:\\[^\n]{1,50}\.exe/ 
   condition: 
      filesize < 400 and all of them
}

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Executable code, not a declarative rule

This submission is arbitrary [[ currentRule.format ? currentRule.format.toUpperCase() : '' ]] code, not a declarative detection rule — review it as you would any script before running it, and note that it cannot be safely aggregated or auto-executed alongside YARA/Sigma/Suricata/CRS rules.

Rejected pattern present

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Format & documentation suggestions

Not a security issue — this rule is valid and was accepted as-is. These are optional fields/conventions its own format recommends, mainly affecting its quality score and how well it documents itself for other reviewers.

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