win_3cx_backdoor_auto
YARA-2024-1285
High
general
Active
Detects win.3cx_backdoor.
win_3cx_backdoor_auto.yar
Valid Syntax
rule win_3cx_backdoor_auto {
meta:
author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
date = "2024-10-31"
version = "1"
description = "Detects win.3cx_backdoor."
info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.3cx_backdoor"
malpedia_rule_date = "20241030"
malpedia_hash = "26e26953c49c8efafbf72a38076855d578e0a2e4"
malpedia_version = "20241030"
malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"
/* DISCLAIMER
* The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
* disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
* The code and documentation is published here:
* https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
* As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
* number of families, only single samples are documented.
* This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
* Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
* apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
*/
strings:
$sequence_0 = { 49b8ffffffffffffff0f 4c8bf1 493bc0 0f849f010000 488b4910 }
// n = 5, score = 100
// 49b8ffffffffffffff0f | mov dword ptr [ebp - 0x20], edi
// 4c8bf1 | dec eax
// 493bc0 | lea ecx, [esp + 0x48]
// 0f849f010000 | nop
// 488b4910 | inc ebp
$sequence_1 = { 418502 418b01 7409 440fabc0 418901 eba6 }
// n = 6, score = 100
// 418502 | cmp esp, 0x10
// 418b01 | jb 0xba6
// 7409 | nop dword ptr [eax]
// 440fabc0 | nop dword ptr [eax + eax]
// 418901 | dec eax
// eba6 | mov ebx, ecx
$sequence_2 = { 7575 488b7608 4c8b7608 4c3b7610 7443 33c0 }
// n = 6, score = 100
// 7575 | jae 0x5d5
// 488b7608 | dec esp
// 4c8b7608 | lea eax, [ecx + edi]
// 4c3b7610 | dec ecx
// 7443 | mov ecx, eax
// 33c0 | dec eax
$sequence_3 = { 488b8dc0010000 488bc1 4881fa00100000 0f82a30d0000 4883c227 488b49f8 }
// n = 6, score = 100
// 488b8dc0010000 | mov byte ptr [eax + ecx], dl
// 488bc1 | mov byte ptr [eax + ecx + 1], 0
// 4881fa00100000 | jmp 0xc8
// 0f82a30d0000 | inc esp
// 4883c227 | movzx ecx, dl
// 488b49f8 | dec eax
$sequence_4 = { 482bc1 4883c0f8 4883f81f 0f8792090000 e8???????? 4c897580 48c745880f000000 }
// n = 7, score = 100
// 482bc1 | mov dword ptr [esp + 0x58], edx
// 4883c0f8 | inc ecx
// 4883f81f | push edi
// 0f8792090000 | dec eax
// e8???????? |
// 4c897580 | lea ebp, [esp - 0x220]
// 48c745880f000000 | dec eax
$sequence_5 = { c60601 498b4660 48894608 0fb655c8 488d4dd0 e8???????? 488bc6 }
// n = 7, score = 100
// c60601 | jmp ecx
// 498b4660 | cmp eax, 0x57
// 48894608 | jne 0x479
// 0fb655c8 | inc esp
// 488d4dd0 | lea eax, [ebx + 7]
// e8???????? |
// 488bc6 | dec ecx
$sequence_6 = { 4180fa2d 7502 f7db 4584c9 7529 488b07 48ffc8 }
// n = 7, score = 100
// 4180fa2d | dec eax
// 7502 | mov ecx, dword ptr [eax + 8]
// f7db | dec eax
// 4584c9 | mov dword ptr [edx + 8], ecx
// 7529 | mov byte ptr [eax], 0
// 488b07 | dec eax
// 48ffc8 | mov dword ptr [eax + 8], ebx
$sequence_7 = { 4883fa1f 7305 48ffc2 eb06 33d2 4983c104 }
// n = 6, score = 100
// 4883fa1f | dec eax
// 7305 | add edx, 0x27
// 48ffc2 | dec eax
// eb06 | mov ecx, dword ptr [ecx - 8]
// 33d2 | dec eax
// 4983c104 | sub eax, ecx
$sequence_8 = { 89442448 ffc8 8bf8 410fb68c80023f0300 410fb6b480033f0300 488d1c8d00000000 8d040e }
// n = 7, score = 100
// 89442448 | mov dword ptr [esp + 0x20], eax
// ffc8 | mov edx, 0xfff
// 8bf8 | dec eax
// 410fb68c80023f0300 | lea ecx, [ebp + 0x1e0]
// 410fb6b480033f0300 | je 0x172
// 488d1c8d00000000 | dec eax
// 8d040e | mov edx, dword ptr [esp + 0x20]
$sequence_9 = { e8???????? 90 e8???????? 90 488bd3 488d8d80000000 e8???????? }
// n = 7, score = 100
// e8???????? |
// 90 | lea eax, [esi + ecx]
// e8???????? |
// 90 | dec esp
// 488bd3 | mov eax, ebx
// 488d8d80000000 | dec eax
// e8???????? |
condition:
7 of them and filesize < 585728
}
Rule Metadata
author
Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
date
2024-10-31
version
1
description
Detects win.3cx_backdoor.
info
autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator
tool
yara-signator v0.6.0
signator_config
callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue
malpedia_reference
https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.3cx_backdoor
malpedia_rule_date
20241030
malpedia_hash
26e26953c49c8efafbf72a38076855d578e0a2e4
malpedia_version
20241030
malpedia_license
CC BY-SA 4.0
malpedia_sharing
TLP:WHITE
String Definitions
{"name":"$sequence_0","value":"{ 49b8ffffffffffffff0f 4c8bf1 493bc0 0f849f010000 488b4910 }\n \/\/ n = 5, score = 100\n \/\/ 49b8ffffffffffffff0f | mov dword ptr [ebp - 0x20], edi\n \/\/ 4c8bf1 | dec eax\n \/\/ 493bc0 | lea ecx, [esp + 0x48]\n \/\/ 0f849f010000 | nop \n \/\/ 488b4910 | inc ebp"}
{"name":"$sequence_1","value":"{ 418502 418b01 7409 440fabc0 418901 eba6 }\n \/\/ n = 6, score = 100\n \/\/ 418502 | cmp esp, 0x10\n \/\/ 418b01 | jb 0xba6\n \/\/ 7409 | nop dword ptr [eax]\n \/\/ 440fabc0 | nop dword ptr [eax + eax]\n \/\/ 418901 | dec eax\n \/\/ eba6 | mov ebx, ecx"}
{"name":"$sequence_2","value":"{ 7575 488b7608 4c8b7608 4c3b7610 7443 33c0 }\n \/\/ n = 6, score = 100\n \/\/ 7575 | jae 0x5d5\n \/\/ 488b7608 | dec esp\n \/\/ 4c8b7608 | lea eax, [ecx + edi]\n \/\/ 4c3b7610 | dec ecx\n \/\/ 7443 | mov ecx, eax\n \/\/ 33c0 | dec eax"}
{"name":"$sequence_3","value":"{ 488b8dc0010000 488bc1 4881fa00100000 0f82a30d0000 4883c227 488b49f8 }\n \/\/ n = 6, score = 100\n \/\/ 488b8dc0010000 | mov byte ptr [eax + ecx], dl\n \/\/ 488bc1 | mov byte ptr [eax + ecx + 1], 0\n \/\/ 4881fa00100000 | jmp 0xc8\n \/\/ 0f82a30d0000 | inc esp\n \/\/ 4883c227 | movzx ecx, dl\n \/\/ 488b49f8 | dec eax"}
{"name":"$sequence_4","value":"{ 482bc1 4883c0f8 4883f81f 0f8792090000 e8???????? 4c897580 48c745880f000000 }\n \/\/ n = 7, score = 100\n \/\/ 482bc1 | mov dword ptr [esp + 0x58], edx\n \/\/ 4883c0f8 | inc ecx\n \/\/ 4883f81f | push edi\n \/\/ 0f8792090000 | dec eax\n \/\/ e8???????? | \n \/\/ 4c897580 | lea ebp, [esp - 0x220]\n \/\/ 48c745880f000000 | dec eax"}
{"name":"$sequence_5","value":"{ c60601 498b4660 48894608 0fb655c8 488d4dd0 e8???????? 488bc6 }\n \/\/ n = 7, score = 100\n \/\/ c60601 | jmp ecx\n \/\/ 498b4660 | cmp eax, 0x57\n \/\/ 48894608 | jne 0x479\n \/\/ 0fb655c8 | inc esp\n \/\/ 488d4dd0 | lea eax, [ebx + 7]\n \/\/ e8???????? | \n \/\/ 488bc6 | dec ecx"}
{"name":"$sequence_6","value":"{ 4180fa2d 7502 f7db 4584c9 7529 488b07 48ffc8 }\n \/\/ n = 7, score = 100\n \/\/ 4180fa2d | dec eax\n \/\/ 7502 | mov ecx, dword ptr [eax + 8]\n \/\/ f7db | dec eax\n \/\/ 4584c9 | mov dword ptr [edx + 8], ecx\n \/\/ 7529 | mov byte ptr [eax], 0\n \/\/ 488b07 | dec eax\n \/\/ 48ffc8 | mov dword ptr [eax + 8], ebx"}
{"name":"$sequence_7","value":"{ 4883fa1f 7305 48ffc2 eb06 33d2 4983c104 }\n \/\/ n = 6, score = 100\n \/\/ 4883fa1f | dec eax\n \/\/ 7305 | add edx, 0x27\n \/\/ 48ffc2 | dec eax\n \/\/ eb06 | mov ecx, dword ptr [ecx - 8]\n \/\/ 33d2 | dec eax\n \/\/ 4983c104 | sub eax, ecx"}
{"name":"$sequence_8","value":"{ 89442448 ffc8 8bf8 410fb68c80023f0300 410fb6b480033f0300 488d1c8d00000000 8d040e }\n \/\/ n = 7, score = 100\n \/\/ 89442448 | mov dword ptr [esp + 0x20], eax\n \/\/ ffc8 | mov edx, 0xfff\n \/\/ 8bf8 | dec eax\n \/\/ 410fb68c80023f0300 | lea ecx, [ebp + 0x1e0]\n \/\/ 410fb6b480033f0300 | je 0x172\n \/\/ 488d1c8d00000000 | dec eax\n \/\/ 8d040e | mov edx, dword ptr [esp + 0x20]"}
{"name":"$sequence_9","value":"{ e8???????? 90 e8???????? 90 488bd3 488d8d80000000 e8???????? }\n \/\/ n = 7, score = 100\n \/\/ e8???????? | \n \/\/ 90 | lea eax, [esi + ecx]\n \/\/ e8???????? | \n \/\/ 90 | dec esp\n \/\/ 488bd3 | mov eax, ebx\n \/\/ 488d8d80000000 | dec eax\n \/\/ e8???????? |"}
Threat Analysis
This YARA rule is designed to detect general threats.
Severity Level: High
The rule uses pattern matching to identify specific byte sequences, strings, or behavioral patterns associated with malicious activity.
Detection Capabilities
- File-based detection for executables and documents
- Memory scanning for running processes
- Network traffic analysis support
Command Line Usage
# Scan a single file yara win_3cx_backdoor_auto.yar /path/to/suspicious/file # Scan a directory recursively yara -r win_3cx_backdoor_auto.yar /path/to/directory/ # Scan with metadata output yara -m win_3cx_backdoor_auto.yar target_file # Scan process memory (Linux) yara win_3cx_backdoor_auto.yar /proc/[pid]/exe
Integration Examples
Python (yara-python)
import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='win_3cx_backdoor_auto.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')
ClamAV Integration
clamscan --yara-rules=win_3cx_backdoor_auto.yar /path/to/scan
Rule Information
YARA ID
YARA-2024-1285
Repository
Created
August 19, 2025
Last Updated
August 19, 2025
Last Imported
Never
Threat Intelligence
Risk Level
High
Category
general
Detection Confidence
Analysis Pending
False Positive Rate
Not Available
Last Seen in Wild
No Data
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