Apolmy_Privesc_Trojan

YARA-2015-0069 Medium general Active

Apolmy Privilege Escalation Trojan used in APT Terracotta

Apolmy_Privesc_Trojan.yar Valid Syntax
/*
	Yara Rule Set
	Author: Florian Roth
	Date: 2015-08-04
	Identifier: Terracotta APT
	Comment: Reduced Rule Set
*/

/* Rule Set ----------------------------------------------------------------- */

rule Apolmy_Privesc_Trojan {
	meta:
		description = "Apolmy Privilege Escalation Trojan used in APT Terracotta"
		author = "Florian Roth"
		reference = "https://blogs.rsa.com/terracotta-vpn-enabler-of-advanced-threat-anonymity/"
		date = "2015-08-04"
		score = 80
		hash = "d7bd289e6cee228eb46a1be1fcdc3a2bd5251bc1eafb59f8111756777d8f373d"
	strings:
		$s1 = "[%d] Failed, %08X" fullword ascii
		$s2 = "[%d] Offset can not fetched." fullword ascii
		$s3 = "PowerShadow2011" fullword wide
	condition:
		uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 300KB and all of them
}

rule Mithozhan_Trojan {
	meta:
		description = "Mitozhan Trojan used in APT Terracotta"
		author = "Florian Roth"
		reference = "https://blogs.rsa.com/terracotta-vpn-enabler-of-advanced-threat-anonymity/"
		date = "2015-08-04"
		score = 70
		hash = "8553b945e2d4b9f45c438797d6b5e73cfe2899af1f9fd87593af4fd7fb51794a"
	strings:
		$s1 = "adbrowser" fullword wide 
		$s2 = "IJKLlGdmaWhram0vn36BgIOChYR3L45xcHNydXQvhmloa2ptbH8voYCDTw==" fullword ascii
		$s3 = "EFGHlGdmaWhrL41sf36BgIOCL6R3dk8=" fullword ascii
	condition:
		uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 300KB and all of them
}

rule RemoteExec_Tool {
	meta:
		description = "Remote Access Tool used in APT Terracotta"
		author = "Florian Roth"
		reference = "https://blogs.rsa.com/terracotta-vpn-enabler-of-advanced-threat-anonymity/"
		date = "2015-08-04"
		hash = "a550131e106ff3c703666f15d55d9bc8c816d1cb9ac1b73c2e29f8aa01e53b78"
	strings:
		$s0 = "cmd.exe /q /c \"%s\"" fullword ascii 
		$s1 = "\\\\.\\pipe\\%s%s%d" fullword ascii 
		$s2 = "This is a service executable! Couldn't start directly." fullword ascii 
		$s3 = "\\\\.\\pipe\\TermHlp_communicaton" fullword ascii 
		$s4 = "TermHlp_stdout" fullword ascii 
		$s5 = "TermHlp_stdin" fullword ascii
	condition:
		uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 75KB and 4 of ($s*)
}

/* Super Rules ------------------------------------------------------------- */

rule LiuDoor_Malware_1 {
	meta:
		description = "Liudoor Trojan used in Terracotta APT"
		author = "Florian Roth"
		reference = "https://blogs.rsa.com/terracotta-vpn-enabler-of-advanced-threat-anonymity/"
		date = "2015-08-04"
		score = 70
		super_rule = 1
		hash1 = "deed6e2a31349253143d4069613905e1dfc3ad4589f6987388de13e33ac187fc"
		hash2 = "4575e7fc8f156d1d499aab5064a4832953cd43795574b4c7b9165cdc92993ce5"
		hash3 = "ad1a507709c75fe93708ce9ca1227c5fefa812997ed9104ff9adfec62a3ec2bb"
	strings:
		$s1 = "svchostdllserver.dll" fullword ascii 
		$s2 = "SvcHostDLL: RegisterServiceCtrlHandler %S failed" fullword ascii 
		$s3 = "\\nbtstat.exe" fullword ascii
		$s4 = "DataVersionEx" fullword ascii
	condition:
		uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 150KB and all of them
}

rule LiuDoor_Malware_2 {
	meta:
		description = "Liudoor Trojan used in Terracotta APT"
		author = "Florian Roth"
		reference = "https://blogs.rsa.com/terracotta-vpn-enabler-of-advanced-threat-anonymity/"
		date = "2015-08-04"
		score = 70
		super_rule = 1
		hash1 = "f3fb68b21490ded2ae7327271d3412fbbf9d705c8003a195a705c47c98b43800"
		hash2 = "e42b8385e1aecd89a94a740a2c7cd5ef157b091fabd52cd6f86e47534ca2863e"
	strings:
		$s0 = "svchostdllserver.dll" fullword ascii 
		$s1 = "Lpykh~mzCCRv|mplpykCCHvq{phlCC\\jmmzqkIzmlvpqCC" fullword ascii
	condition:
		uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 100KB and all of them
}

Rule Metadata

description
Apolmy Privilege Escalation Trojan used in APT Terracotta
author
Florian Roth
reference
https://blogs.rsa.com/terracotta-vpn-enabler-of-advanced-threat-anonymity/
date
2015-08-04
hash
d7bd289e6cee228eb46a1be1fcdc3a2bd5251bc1eafb59f8111756777d8f373d

String Definitions

{"name":"$s1","value":"\"[%d] Failed, %08X\" fullword ascii"}
{"name":"$s2","value":"\"[%d] Offset can not fetched.\" fullword ascii"}
{"name":"$s3","value":"\"PowerShadow2011\" fullword wide"}

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 Apolmy_Privesc_Trojan.yar /path/to/suspicious/file

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

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

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

Integration Examples

Python (yara-python)

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

ClamAV Integration

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

Rule Information

YARA ID
YARA-2015-0069
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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