Backdoor_APT_Mongal

YARA-2014-0013 High general Active
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Backdoor_APT_Mongal.yar Valid Syntax
/*
    This Yara ruleset is under the GNU-GPLv2 license (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html) and open to any user or organization, as    long as you use it under this license.

*/

import "pe"

rule Backdoor_APT_Mongal
{

    meta:
        author = "@patrickrolsen"
        maltype = "Backdoor.APT.Mongall"
        version = "0.1"
        reference = "fd69a799e21ccb308531ce6056944842" 
        date = "01/04/2014"
    
    strings:
        $author  = "author user"
        $title   = "title Vjkygdjdtyuj" nocase
        $comp    = "company ooo"
        $cretime = "creatim\\yr2012\\mo4\\dy19\\hr15\\min10"
        $passwd  = "password 00000000"
    
    condition:
        all of them
}

rule MongalCode
{
    meta:
        description = "Mongal code features"
        author = "Seth Hardy"
        last_modified = "2014-07-15"
    
    strings:
        // gettickcount value checking
        $ = { 8B C8 B8 D3 4D 62 10 F7 E1 C1 EA 06 2B D6 83 FA 05 76 EB }
        
    condition:
        any of them
}

rule MongalStrings
{
    
    meta:
        description = "Mongal Identifying Strings"
        author = "Seth Hardy"
        last_modified = "2014-07-15"
        
    strings:
        $ = "NSCortr.dll"
        $ = "NSCortr1.dll"
        $ = "Sina.exe"
        
    condition:
        any of them
}

rule Mongal 
{
    
    meta:
        description = "Mongal"
        author = "Seth Hardy"
        last_modified = "2014-07-15"
        
    condition:
        MongalCode or MongalStrings
}


Rule Metadata

author
@patrickrolsen
maltype
Backdoor.APT.Mongall
version
0.1
reference
fd69a799e21ccb308531ce6056944842
date
01/04/2014

String Definitions

{"name":"$author","value":"\"author user\""}
{"name":"$title","value":"\"title Vjkygdjdtyuj\" nocase"}
{"name":"$comp","value":"\"company ooo\""}
{"name":"$cretime","value":"\"creatim\\\\yr2012\\\\mo4\\\\dy19\\\\hr15\\\\min10\""}
{"name":"$passwd","value":"\"password 00000000\""}

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 Backdoor_APT_Mongal.yar /path/to/suspicious/file

# Scan a directory recursively
yara -r Backdoor_APT_Mongal.yar /path/to/directory/

# Scan with metadata output
yara -m Backdoor_APT_Mongal.yar target_file

# Scan process memory (Linux)
yara Backdoor_APT_Mongal.yar /proc/[pid]/exe

Integration Examples

Python (yara-python)

import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='Backdoor_APT_Mongal.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')

ClamAV Integration

clamscan --yara-rules=Backdoor_APT_Mongal.yar /path/to/scan

Rule Information

YARA ID
YARA-2014-0013
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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