APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2
YARA-2025-0943
High
general
Active
No description available for this rule
APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2.yar
Valid Syntax
// Copyright 2020 by FireEye, Inc.
// You may not use this file except in compliance with the license. The license should have been received with this file. You may obtain a copy of the license at:
// https://github.com/fireeye/red_team_tool_countermeasures/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
rule APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2
{
meta:
description = "Verifies that the sample is a Windows PE that is less than 10MB in size and has the Go build ID strings. Then checks for various strings known to be in the Gorat implant including strings used in C2 json, names of methods, and the unique string 'murica' used in C2 comms. A check is done to ensure the string 'rat' appears in the binary over 1000 times as it is the name of the project used by the implant and is present well over 2000 times."
md5 = "f59095f0ab15f26a1ead7eed8cdb4902"
rev = 7
author = "FireEye"
strings:
$go1 = "go.buildid" ascii wide
$go2 = "Go build ID:" ascii wide
$json1 = "json:\"pid\"" ascii wide
$json2 = "json:\"key\"" ascii wide
$json3 = "json:\"agent_time\"" ascii wide
$json4 = "json:\"rid\"" ascii wide
$json5 = "json:\"ports\"" ascii wide
$json6 = "json:\"agent_platform\"" ascii wide
$rat = "rat" ascii wide
$str1 = "handleCommand" ascii wide
$str2 = "sendBeacon" ascii wide
$str3 = "rat.AgentVersion" ascii wide
$str4 = "rat.Core" ascii wide
$str5 = "rat/log" ascii wide
$str6 = "rat/comms" ascii wide
$str7 = "rat/modules" ascii wide
$str8 = "murica" ascii wide
$str9 = "master secret" ascii wide
$str10 = "TaskID" ascii wide
$str11 = "rat.New" ascii wide
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and uint32(uint32(0x3C)) == 0x00004550 and filesize < 10MB and all of ($go*) and all of ($json*) and all of ($str*) and #rat > 1000
}
String Definitions
{"name":"$go1","value":"\"go.buildid\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$go2","value":"\"Go build ID:\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$json1","value":"\"json:\\\"pid\\\"\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$json2","value":"\"json:\\\"key\\\"\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$json3","value":"\"json:\\\"agent_time\\\"\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$json4","value":"\"json:\\\"rid\\\"\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$json5","value":"\"json:\\\"ports\\\"\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$json6","value":"\"json:\\\"agent_platform\\\"\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$rat","value":"\"rat\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str1","value":"\"handleCommand\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str2","value":"\"sendBeacon\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str3","value":"\"rat.AgentVersion\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str4","value":"\"rat.Core\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str5","value":"\"rat\/log\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str6","value":"\"rat\/comms\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str7","value":"\"rat\/modules\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str8","value":"\"murica\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str9","value":"\"master secret\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str10","value":"\"TaskID\" ascii wide"}
{"name":"$str11","value":"\"rat.New\" ascii wide"}
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 APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2.yar /path/to/suspicious/file # Scan a directory recursively yara -r APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2.yar /path/to/directory/ # Scan with metadata output yara -m APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2.yar target_file # Scan process memory (Linux) yara APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2.yar /proc/[pid]/exe
Integration Examples
Python (yara-python)
import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')
ClamAV Integration
clamscan --yara-rules=APT_Backdoor_Win_GORAT_2.yar /path/to/scan
Rule Information
YARA ID
YARA-2025-0943
Author
Unknown
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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