MiniDionis_readerView
YARA-2015-0004
Medium
general
Active
MiniDionis Malware - file readerView.exe / adobe.exe
MiniDionis_readerView.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 MiniDionis_readerView
{
meta:
description = "MiniDionis Malware - file readerView.exe / adobe.exe"
author = "Florian Roth"
reference = "http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3950"
date = "2015-07-20"
/* Original Hash */
hash1 = "ee5eb9d57c3611e91a27bb1fc2d0aaa6bbfa6c69ab16e65e7123c7c49d46f145"
/* Derived Samples */
hash2 = "a713982d04d2048a575912a5fc37c93091619becd5b21e96f049890435940004"
hash3 = "88a40d5b679bccf9641009514b3d18b09e68b609ffaf414574a6eca6536e8b8f"
hash4 = "97d8725e39d263ed21856477ed09738755134b5c0d0b9ae86ebb1cdd4cdc18b7"
hash5 = "ed7abf93963395ce9c9cba83a864acb4ed5b6e57fd9a6153f0248b8ccc4fdb46"
hash6 = "56ac764b81eb216ebed5a5ad38e703805ba3e1ca7d63501ba60a1fb52c7ebb6e"
strings:
$s1 = "%ws_out%ws" fullword wide /* score: '8.00' */
$s2 = "dnlibsh" fullword ascii /* score: '7.00' */
$op0 = { 0f b6 80 68 0e 41 00 0b c8 c1 e1 08 0f b6 c2 8b } /* Opcode */
$op1 = { 8b ce e8 f8 01 00 00 85 c0 74 41 83 7d f8 00 0f } /* Opcode */
$op2 = { e8 2f a2 ff ff 83 20 00 83 c8 ff 5f 5e 5d c3 55 } /* Opcode */
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 500KB and all of ($s*) and 1 of ($op*)
}
/* Related - SFX files or packed files with typical malware content -------- */
rule Malicious_SFX1
{
meta:
description = "SFX with voicemail content"
author = "Florian Roth"
reference = "http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3950"
date = "2015-07-20"
hash = "c0675b84f5960e95962d299d4c41511bbf6f8f5f5585bdacd1ae567e904cb92f"
strings:
$s0 = "voicemail" ascii /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '30.00' */
$s1 = ".exe" ascii
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x4b50 and filesize < 1000KB and $s0 in (3..80) and $s1 in (3..80)
}
rule Malicious_SFX2
{
meta:
description = "SFX with adobe.exe content"
author = "Florian Roth"
reference = "http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3950"
date = "2015-07-20"
hash = "502e42dc99873c52c3ca11dd3df25aad40d2b083069e8c22dd45da887f81d14d"
strings:
$s1 = "adobe.exe" fullword ascii /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '27.00' */
$s2 = "Extracting files to %s folder$Extracting files to temporary folder" fullword wide /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '26.00' */
$s3 = "GETPASSWORD1" fullword wide /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '23.00' */
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 1000KB and all of them
}
rule MiniDionis_VBS_Dropped
{
meta:
description = "Dropped File - 1.vbs"
author = "Florian Roth"
reference = "https://malwr.com/analysis/ZDc4ZmIyZDI4MTVjNGY5NWI0YzE3YjIzNGFjZTcyYTY/"
date = "2015-07-21"
hash = "97dd1ee3aca815eb655a5de9e9e8945e7ba57f458019be6e1b9acb5731fa6646"
strings:
$s1 = "Wscript.Sleep 5000" ascii
$s2 = "Set FSO = CreateObject(\"Scripting.FileSystemObject\")" ascii
$s3 = "Set WshShell = CreateObject(\"WScript.Shell\")" ascii
$s4 = "If(FSO.FileExists(\"" ascii
$s5 = "then FSO.DeleteFile(\".\\" ascii
condition:
filesize < 1KB and all of them and $s1 in (0..40)
}
Rule Metadata
description
MiniDionis Malware - file readerView.exe / adobe.exe
author
Florian Roth
reference
http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3950
date
2015-07-20
hash1
ee5eb9d57c3611e91a27bb1fc2d0aaa6bbfa6c69ab16e65e7123c7c49d46f145
hash2
a713982d04d2048a575912a5fc37c93091619becd5b21e96f049890435940004
hash3
88a40d5b679bccf9641009514b3d18b09e68b609ffaf414574a6eca6536e8b8f
hash4
97d8725e39d263ed21856477ed09738755134b5c0d0b9ae86ebb1cdd4cdc18b7
hash5
ed7abf93963395ce9c9cba83a864acb4ed5b6e57fd9a6153f0248b8ccc4fdb46
hash6
56ac764b81eb216ebed5a5ad38e703805ba3e1ca7d63501ba60a1fb52c7ebb6e
String Definitions
{"name":"$s1","value":"\"%ws_out%ws\" fullword wide \/* score: '8.00' *\/"}
{"name":"$s2","value":"\"dnlibsh\" fullword ascii \/* score: '7.00' *\/"}
{"name":"$op0","value":"{ 0f b6 80 68 0e 41 00 0b c8 c1 e1 08 0f b6 c2 8b } \/* Opcode *\/"}
{"name":"$op1","value":"{ 8b ce e8 f8 01 00 00 85 c0 74 41 83 7d f8 00 0f } \/* Opcode *\/"}
{"name":"$op2","value":"{ e8 2f a2 ff ff 83 20 00 83 c8 ff 5f 5e 5d c3 55 } \/* Opcode *\/"}
Threat Analysis
This YARA rule is designed to detect general threats.
Severity Level: Medium
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 MiniDionis_readerView.yar /path/to/suspicious/file # Scan a directory recursively yara -r MiniDionis_readerView.yar /path/to/directory/ # Scan with metadata output yara -m MiniDionis_readerView.yar target_file # Scan process memory (Linux) yara MiniDionis_readerView.yar /proc/[pid]/exe
Integration Examples
Python (yara-python)
import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='MiniDionis_readerView.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')
ClamAV Integration
clamscan --yara-rules=MiniDionis_readerView.yar /path/to/scan
Rule Information
YARA ID
YARA-2015-0004
Author
Repository
Created
August 19, 2025
Last Updated
August 19, 2025
Last Imported
Never
Threat Intelligence
Risk Level
Medium
Category
general
Detection Confidence
Analysis Pending
False Positive Rate
Not Available
Last Seen in Wild
No Data
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