Misdat_Backdoor_Packed
YARA-2025-0825
High
general
Active
No description available for this rule
Misdat_Backdoor_Packed.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.
*/
rule Misdat_Backdoor_Packed
{
meta:
author = "Cylance SPEAR Team"
note = "Probably Prone to False Positive"
strings:
$upx = {33 2E 30 33 00 55 50 58 21}
$send = {00 00 00 73 65 6E 64 00 00 00}
$delphi_sec_pe = {50 45 00 00 4C 01 03 00 19 5E 42 2A}
$shellexec = {00 00 00 53 68 65 6C 6C 45 78 65 63 75 74 65 57 00 00 00}
condition:
filesize < 100KB and $upx and $send and $delphi_sec_pe and $shellexec
}
rule MiSType_Backdoor_Packed
{
meta:
author = "Cylance SPEAR Team"
note = "Probably Prone to False Positive"
strings:
$upx = {33 2E 30 33 00 55 50 58 21}
$send_httpquery = {00 00 00 48 74 74 70 51 75 65 72 79 49 6E 66 6F 41 00 00 73 65 6E 64 00 00}
$delphi_sec_pe = {50 45 00 00 4C 01 03 00 19 5E 42 2A}
condition:
filesize < 100KB and $upx and $send_httpquery and $delphi_sec_pe
}
rule Misdat_Backdoor
{
meta:
author = "Cylance SPEAR Team"
/* Decode Function
CODE:00406C71 8B 55 F4 mov edx, [ebp+var_C]
CODE:00406C74 8A 54 1A FF mov dl, [edx+ebx-1]
CODE:00406C78 8B 4D F8 mov ecx, [ebp+var_8]
CODE:00406C7B C1 E9 08 shr ecx, 8
CODE:00406C7E 32 D1 xor dl, cl
CODE:00406C80 88 54 18 FF mov [eax+ebx-1], dl
CODE:00406C84 8B 45 F4 mov eax, [ebp+var_C]
CODE:00406C87 0F B6 44 18 FF movzx eax, byte ptr [eax+ebx-1]
CODE:00406C8C 03 45 F8 add eax, [ebp+var_8]
CODE:00406C8F 69 C0 D9 DB 00 00 imul eax, 0DBD9h
CODE:00406C95 05 3B DA 00 00 add eax, 0DA3Bh
CODE:00406C9A 89 45 F8 mov [ebp+var_8], eax
CODE:00406C9D 43 inc ebx
CODE:00406C9E 4E dec esi
CODE:00406C9F 75 C9 jnz short loc_406C6A
*/
strings:
$imul = {03 45 F8 69 C0 D9 DB 00 00 05 3B DA 00 00}
$delphi = {50 45 00 00 4C 01 08 00 19 5E 42 2A}
condition:
$imul and $delphi
}
rule SType_Backdoor
{
meta:
author = "Cylance SPEAR Team"
/* Decode Function
8B 1A mov ebx, [edx]
8A 1B mov bl, [ebx]
80 EB 02 sub bl, 2
8B 74 24 08 mov esi, [esp+14h+var_C]
32 1E xor bl, [esi]
8B 31 mov esi, [ecx]
88 1E mov [esi], bl
8B 1A mov ebx, [edx]
43 inc ebx
89 1A mov [edx], ebx
8B 19 mov ebx, [ecx]
43 inc ebx
89 19 mov [ecx], ebx
48 dec eax
75 E2 jnz short loc_40EAC6
*/
strings:
$stype = "stype=info&data="
$mmid = "?mmid="
$status = "&status=run succeed"
$mutex = "_KB10B2D1_CIlFD2C"
$decode = {8B 1A 8A 1B 80 EB 02 8B 74 24 08 32 1E 8B 31 88 1E 8B 1A 43}
condition:
$stype or ($mmid and $status) or $mutex or $decode
}
rule Zlib_Backdoor
{
meta:
author = "Cylance SPEAR Team"
/* String
C7 45 FC 00 04 00 00 mov [ebp+Memory], 400h
C6 45 D8 50 mov [ebp+Str], 'P'
C6 45 D9 72 mov [ebp+var_27], 'r'
C6 45 DA 6F mov [ebp+var_26], 'o'
C6 45 DB 78 mov [ebp+var_25], 'x'
C6 45 DC 79 mov [ebp+var_24], 'y'
C6 45 DD 2D mov [ebp+var_23], '-'
C6 45 DE 41 mov [ebp+var_22], 'A'
C6 45 DF 75 mov [ebp+var_21], 'u'
C6 45 E0 74 mov [ebp+var_20], 't'
C6 45 E1 68 mov [ebp+var_1F], 'h'
C6 45 E2 65 mov [ebp+var_1E], 'e'
C6 45 E3 6E mov [ebp+var_1D], 'n'
C6 45 E4 74 mov [ebp+var_1C], 't'
C6 45 E5 69 mov [ebp+var_1B], 'i'
C6 45 E6 63 mov [ebp+var_1A], 'c'
C6 45 E7 61 mov [ebp+var_19], 'a'
C6 45 E8 74 mov [ebp+var_18], 't'
C6 45 E9 65 mov [ebp+var_17], 'e'
C6 45 EA 3A mov [ebp+var_16], ':'
C6 45 EB 20 mov [ebp+var_15], ' '
C6 45 EC 4E mov [ebp+var_14], 'N'
C6 45 ED 54 mov [ebp+var_13], 'T'
C6 45 EE 4C mov [ebp+var_12], 'L'
C6 45 EF 4D mov [ebp+var_11], 'M'
C6 45 F0 20 mov [ebp+var_10], ' '
*/
strings:
$auth = {C6 45 D8 50 C6 45 D9 72 C6 45 DA 6F C6 45 DB 78 C6 45 DC 79 C6 45 DD 2D}
$auth2 = {C7 45 FC 00 04 00 00 C6 45 ?? 50 C6 45 ?? 72 C6 45 ?? 6F}
$ntlm = "NTLM" wide
condition:
($auth or $auth2) and $ntlm
}
Rule Metadata
author
Cylance SPEAR Team
note
Probably Prone to False Positive
String Definitions
{"name":"$upx","value":"{33 2E 30 33 00 55 50 58 21}"}
{"name":"$send","value":"{00 00 00 73 65 6E 64 00 00 00}"}
{"name":"$delphi_sec_pe","value":"{50 45 00 00 4C 01 03 00 19 5E 42 2A}"}
{"name":"$shellexec","value":"{00 00 00 53 68 65 6C 6C 45 78 65 63 75 74 65 57 00 00 00}"}
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 Misdat_Backdoor_Packed.yar /path/to/suspicious/file # Scan a directory recursively yara -r Misdat_Backdoor_Packed.yar /path/to/directory/ # Scan with metadata output yara -m Misdat_Backdoor_Packed.yar target_file # Scan process memory (Linux) yara Misdat_Backdoor_Packed.yar /proc/[pid]/exe
Integration Examples
Python (yara-python)
import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='Misdat_Backdoor_Packed.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')
ClamAV Integration
clamscan --yara-rules=Misdat_Backdoor_Packed.yar /path/to/scan
Rule Information
YARA ID
YARA-2025-0825
Author
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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