AVIDVIPER_APT_BACKDOOR

YARA-2025-1908 High general Active
No description available for this rule
AVIDVIPER_APT_BACKDOOR.yar Valid Syntax
rule AVIDVIPER_APT_BACKDOOR {

    meta:

        author = "Proofpoint Staff"

        info = "avid viper update"
		
		reference = "https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/Operation-Arid-Viper-Slithers-Back-Into-View"
 

        strings:

                $s1 = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-/"

                $s2 = "SELECT * FROM Win32_DiskDrive" wide ascii

                $s3 = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run" wide ascii

                $s4 = "\\dd\\vctools\\vc7libs\\ship\\atlmfc" wide ascii

        condition:

                $s4 and 2 of ($s1,$s2,$s3)

}

Rule Metadata

author
Proofpoint Staff
info
avid viper update
reference
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/Operation-Arid-Viper-Slithers-Back-Into-View

String Definitions

{"name":"$s1","value":"\"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-\/\""}
{"name":"$s2","value":"\"SELECT * FROM Win32_DiskDrive\" wide ascii"}
{"name":"$s3","value":"\"Software\\\\Microsoft\\\\Windows\\\\CurrentVersion\\\\Run\" wide ascii"}
{"name":"$s4","value":"\"\\\\dd\\\\vctools\\\\vc7libs\\\\ship\\\\atlmfc\" wide ascii"}

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 AVIDVIPER_APT_BACKDOOR.yar /path/to/suspicious/file

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

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

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

Integration Examples

Python (yara-python)

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

ClamAV Integration

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

Rule Information

YARA ID
YARA-2025-1908
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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