Lightweight_Backdoor_6

YARA-2025-1377 High general Active
No description available for this rule
Lightweight_Backdoor_6.yar Valid Syntax
rule Lightweight_Backdoor_6

{
	meta:
		author = "US CERT"
		reference = "https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-353A"

	strings:
		$STR1 = "{ 8A 10 80 ?? 4E 80 ?? 79 88 10}"
		$STR2 = "{ SA 10 80 ?? 79 80 ?? 4E 88 10}"

	condition:
		(uint16(0) == 0x5A4D or uint16(0) == 0xCFD0 or uint16(0) == 0xC3D4 or uint32(0) == 0x46445025 or uint32(1) == 0x6674725C) and all of them

}

Rule Metadata

author
US CERT
reference
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-353A

String Definitions

{"name":"$STR1","value":"\"{ 8A 10 80 ?? 4E 80 ?? 79 88 10}\""}
{"name":"$STR2","value":"\"{ SA 10 80 ?? 79 80 ?? 4E 88 10}\""}

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 Lightweight_Backdoor_6.yar /path/to/suspicious/file

# Scan a directory recursively
yara -r Lightweight_Backdoor_6.yar /path/to/directory/

# Scan with metadata output
yara -m Lightweight_Backdoor_6.yar target_file

# Scan process memory (Linux)
yara Lightweight_Backdoor_6.yar /proc/[pid]/exe

Integration Examples

Python (yara-python)

import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='Lightweight_Backdoor_6.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')

ClamAV Integration

clamscan --yara-rules=Lightweight_Backdoor_6.yar /path/to/scan

Rule Information

YARA ID
YARA-2025-1377
Author
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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