Misdat_Backdoor_Packed

YARA-2025-1513 High general Active
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Misdat_Backdoor_Packed.yar Valid Syntax
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 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-2025-1513
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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