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YARA rules for SUNBURST

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direct Solarwinds
SUSP_Solarwinds_SUNBURST_Revoked_Cert
Detects executables signed with a compromised certificate after 2019 (it doesn't mean that the
license see source repo
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rule SUSP_Solarwinds_SUNBURST_Revoked_Cert {
   meta:
      description = "Detects executables signed with a compromised certificate after 2019 (it doesn't mean that the "
      date = "2020-12-14"
      reference = "https://github.com/fireeye/sunburst_countermeasures/pull/3#issuecomment-747156202"
      score = 50
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and
      for any i in (0 .. pe.number_of_signatures) : (
         pe.signatures[i].issuer contains "Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA" and
         pe.signatures[i].serial == "0f:e9:73:75:20:22:a6:06:ad:f2:a3:6e:34:5d:c0:ed" and
         // valid after Tuesday, January 1, 2019 0:00:00
         pe.signatures[i].not_before > 1546300800
      )
}
direct LOG
LOG_APT_WEBSHELL_Solarwinds_SUNBURST_Report_Webshell_Dec20_2
Detects webshell access mentioned in FireEye's SUNBURST report
author Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) license see source repo
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rule LOG_APT_WEBSHELL_Solarwinds_SUNBURST_Report_Webshell_Dec20_2 {
   meta:
      description = "Detects webshell access mentioned in FireEye's SUNBURST report"
      author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
      reference = "https://www.guidepointsecurity.com/supernova-solarwinds-net-webshell-analysis/"
      date = "2020-12-21"
      id = "fb86164d-13de-5357-8f52-c597b51127ff"
   strings:
      $xr1 = /logoimagehandler.ashx[^\n\s]{1,400}clazz=/ ascii wide
   condition:
      $xr1
}
direct SUNBURST
APT_Backdoor_SUNBURST_1
This rule is looking for portions of the SUNBURST backdoor that are vital to how it functions. The first signature fnv_xor matches a magic byte xor that the sample performs on process, service, and driver names/paths. SUNBURST is a backdoor that has the ability to spawn and kill processes, write and delete files, set and create registry keys, gather system information, and disable a set of forensic analysis tools and services.
author FireEye license see source repo
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rule APT_Backdoor_SUNBURST_1
{
    meta:
        author = "FireEye"
        description = "This rule is looking for portions of the SUNBURST backdoor that are vital to how it functions. The first signature fnv_xor matches a magic byte xor that the sample performs on process, service, and driver names/paths. SUNBURST is a backdoor that has the ability to spawn and kill processes, write and delete files, set and create registry keys, gather system information, and disable a set of forensic analysis tools and services."
        reference = "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html"
        date = "2020-12-14"
        score = 85
        id = "74b44844-5575-53d7-819b-ab1b2327a144"
    strings:
        $cmd_regex_encoded = "U4qpjjbQtUzUTdONrTY2q42pVapRgooABYxQuIZmtUoA" wide
        $cmd_regex_plain = { 5C 7B 5B 30 2D 39 61 2D 66 2D 5D 7B 33 36 7D 5C 7D 22 7C 22 5B 30 2D 39 61 2D 66 5D 7B 33 32 7D 22 7C 22 5B 30 2D 39 61 2D 66 5D 7B 31 36 7D }
        $fake_orion_event_encoded = "U3ItS80rCaksSFWyUvIvyszPU9IBAA==" wide
        $fake_orion_event_plain = { 22 45 76 65 6E 74 54 79 70 65 22 3A 22 4F 72 69 6F 6E 22 2C }
        $fake_orion_eventmanager_encoded = "U3ItS80r8UvMTVWyUgKzfRPzEtNTi5R0AA==" wide
        $fake_orion_eventmanager_plain = { 22 45 76 65 6E 74 4E 61 6D 65 22 3A 22 45 76 65 6E 74 4D 61 6E 61 67 65 72 22 2C }
        $fake_orion_message_encoded = "U/JNLS5OTE9VslKqNqhVAgA=" wide
        $fake_orion_message_plain = { 22 4D 65 73 73 61 67 65 22 3A 22 7B 30 7D 22 }
        $fnv_xor = { 67 19 D8 A7 3B 90 AC 5B }
    condition:
        $fnv_xor and ($cmd_regex_encoded or $cmd_regex_plain) or ( ($fake_orion_event_encoded or $fake_orion_event_plain) and ($fake_orion_eventmanager_encoded or $fake_orion_eventmanager_plain) and ($fake_orion_message_encoded and $fake_orion_message_plain) )
}
direct SUNBURST
APT_Backdoor_SUNBURST_2
The SUNBURST backdoor uses a domain generation algorithm (DGA) as part of C2 communications. This rule is looking for each branch of the code that checks for which HTTP method is being used. This is in one large conjunction, and all branches are then tied together via disjunction. The grouping is intentionally designed so that if any part of the DGA is re-used in another sample, this signature should match that re-used portion. SUNBURST is a backdoor that has the ability to spawn and kill processes, write and delete files, set and create registry keys, gather system information, and disable a set of forensic analysis tools and services.
author FireEye license see source repo
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rule APT_Backdoor_SUNBURST_2
{
    meta:
        author = "FireEye"
        description = "The SUNBURST backdoor uses a domain generation algorithm (DGA) as part of C2 communications. This rule is looking for each branch of the code that checks for which HTTP method is being used. This is in one large conjunction, and all branches are then tied together via disjunction. The grouping is intentionally designed so that if any part of the DGA is re-used in another sample, this signature should match that re-used portion. SUNBURST is a backdoor that has the ability to spawn and kill processes, write and delete files, set and create registry keys, gather system information, and disable a set of forensic analysis tools and services."
        reference = "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html"
        date = "2020-12-14"
        score = 85
        id = "329071d5-c9c6-5ae1-a514-aea9f4037bac"
    strings:
        $a = "0y3Kzy8BAA==" wide
        $aa = "S8vPKynWL89PS9OvNqjVrTYEYqNa3fLUpDSgTLVxrR5IzggA" wide
        $ab = "S8vPKynWL89PS9OvNqjVrTYEYqPaauNaPZCYEQA=" wide
        $ac = "C88sSs1JLS4GAA==" wide
        $ad = "C/UEAA==" wide
        $ae = "C89MSU8tKQYA" wide
        $af = "8wvwBQA=" wide
        $ag = "cyzIz8nJBwA=" wide
        $ah = "c87JL03xzc/LLMkvysxLBwA=" wide
        $ai = "88tPSS0GAA==" wide
        $aj = "C8vPKc1NLQYA" wide
        $ak = "88wrSS1KS0xOLQYA" wide
        $al = "c87PLcjPS80rKQYA" wide
        $am = "Ky7PLNAvLUjRBwA=" wide
        $an = "06vIzQEA" wide
        $b = "0y3NyyxLLSpOzIlPTgQA" wide
        $c = "001OBAA=" wide
        $d = "0y0oysxNLKqMT04EAA==" wide
        $e = "0y3JzE0tLknMLQAA" wide
        $f = "003PyU9KzAEA" wide
        $h = "0y1OTS4tSk1OBAA=" wide
        $i = "K8jO1E8uytGvNqitNqytNqrVA/IA" wide
        $j = "c8rPSQEA" wide
        $k = "c8rPSfEsSczJTAYA" wide
        $l = "c60oKUp0ys9JAQA=" wide
        $m = "c60oKUp0ys9J8SxJzMlMBgA=" wide
        $n = "8yxJzMlMBgA=" wide
        $o = "88lMzygBAA==" wide
        $p = "88lMzyjxLEnMyUwGAA==" wide
        $q = "C0pNL81JLAIA" wide
        $r = "C07NzXTKz0kBAA==" wide
        $s = "C07NzXTKz0nxLEnMyUwGAA==" wide
        $t = "yy9IzStOzCsGAA==" wide
        $u = "y8svyQcA" wide
        $v = "SytKTU3LzysBAA==" wide
        $w = "C84vLUpOdc5PSQ0oygcA" wide
        $x = "C84vLUpODU4tykwLKMoHAA==" wide
        $y = "C84vLUpO9UjMC07MKwYA" wide
        $z = "C84vLUpO9UjMC04tykwDAA==" wide
    condition:
        ($a and $b and $c and $d and $e and $f and $h and $i) or ($j and $k and $l and $m and $n and $o and $p and $q and $r and $s and ($aa or $ab)) or ($t and $u and $v and $w and $x and $y and $z and ($aa or $ab)) or ($ac and $ad and $ae and $af and $ag and $ah and ($am or $an)) or ($ai and $aj and $ak and $al and ($am or $an))
}
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