Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB
YARA-2016-0083
Medium
general
Active
Detects a dropper from a CAB file mentioned in the article
Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB.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.
*/
/*
Yara Rule Set
Author: Florian Roth
Date: 2016-05-25
Identifier: Kaspersky Report on threats involving CVE-2015-2545
*/
/* Rule Set ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
rule Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB : Dropper {
meta:
description = "Detects a dropper from a CAB file mentioned in the article"
author = "Florian Roth"
reference = "https://goo.gl/13Wgy1"
date = "2016-05-25"
score = 60
hash1 = "9e7e5f70c4b32a4d5e8c798c26671843e76bb4bd5967056a822e982ed36e047b"
strings:
$s1 = "029.Hdl" fullword ascii
$s2 = "http.exe" fullword ascii
condition:
( uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 1000KB and ( all of ($s*) ) )
}
rule Mal_http_EXE : Trojan {
meta:
description = "Detects trojan from APT report named http.exe"
author = "Florian Roth"
reference = "https://goo.gl/13Wgy1"
date = "2016-05-25"
score = 80
hash1 = "ad191d1d18841f0c5e48a5a1c9072709e2dd6359a6f6d427e0de59cfcd1d9666"
strings:
$x1 = "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file1\"; filename=\"%s\"" fullword ascii
$x2 = "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\Accessories\\wordpade.exe" fullword ascii
$x3 = "\\dumps.dat" fullword ascii
$x4 = "\\wordpade.exe" fullword ascii
$x5 = "\\%s|%s|4|%d|%4d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d|" fullword ascii
$x6 = "\\%s|%s|5|%d|%4d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d|" fullword ascii
$x7 = "cKaNBh9fnmXgJcSBxx5nFS+8s7abcQ==" fullword ascii
$x8 = "cKaNBhFLn1nXMcCR0RlbMQ==" fullword ascii /* base64: pKY1[1 */
$s1 = "SELECT * FROM moz_logins;" fullword ascii
$s2 = "makescr.dat" fullword ascii
$s3 = "%s\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\profiles.ini" fullword ascii
$s4 = "?moz-proxy://" fullword ascii
$s5 = "[%s-%s] Title: %s" fullword ascii
$s6 = "Cforeign key mismatch - \"%w\" referencing \"%w\"" fullword ascii
$s7 = "Windows 95 SR2" fullword ascii
$s8 = "\\|%s|0|0|" fullword ascii
condition:
( uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 2000KB and ( 1 of ($x*) and 2 of ($s*) ) ) or ( 3 of ($x*) )
}
rule Mal_PotPlayer_DLL : dll {
meta:
description = "Detects a malicious PotPlayer.dll"
author = "Florian Roth"
reference = "https://goo.gl/13Wgy1"
date = "2016-05-25"
score = 70
hash1 = "705409bc11fb45fa3c4e2fa9dd35af7d4613e52a713d9c6ea6bc4baff49aa74a"
strings:
$x1 = "C:\\Users\\john\\Desktop\\PotPlayer\\Release\\PotPlayer.pdb" fullword ascii
$s3 = "PotPlayer.dll" fullword ascii
$s4 = "\\update.dat" fullword ascii
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 200KB and $x1 or all of ($s*)
}
Rule Metadata
description
Detects a dropper from a CAB file mentioned in the article
author
Florian Roth
reference
https://goo.gl/13Wgy1
date
2016-05-25
hash1
9e7e5f70c4b32a4d5e8c798c26671843e76bb4bd5967056a822e982ed36e047b
Tags
Dropper
String Definitions
{"name":"$s1","value":"\"029.Hdl\" fullword ascii"}
{"name":"$s2","value":"\"http.exe\" fullword ascii"}
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 Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB.yar /path/to/suspicious/file # Scan a directory recursively yara -r Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB.yar /path/to/directory/ # Scan with metadata output yara -m Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB.yar target_file # Scan process memory (Linux) yara Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB.yar /proc/[pid]/exe
Integration Examples
Python (yara-python)
import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')
ClamAV Integration
clamscan --yara-rules=Mal_Dropper_httpEXE_from_CAB.yar /path/to/scan
Rule Information
YARA ID
YARA-2016-0083
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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