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YARA rules for SUPERNOVA

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direct WebShell
APT_Webshell_SUPERNOVA_1
SUPERNOVA is a .NET web shell backdoor masquerading as a legitimate SolarWinds web service handler. SUPERNOVA inspects and responds to HTTP requests with the appropriate HTTP query strings, Cookies, and/or HTML form values (e.g. named codes, class, method, and args). This rule is looking for specific strings and attributes related to SUPERNOVA.
author FireEye license see source repo
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rule APT_Webshell_SUPERNOVA_1
{
    meta:
        author = "FireEye"
        description = "SUPERNOVA is a .NET web shell backdoor masquerading as a legitimate SolarWinds web service handler. SUPERNOVA inspects and responds to HTTP requests with the appropriate HTTP query strings, Cookies, and/or HTML form values (e.g. named codes, class, method, and args). This rule is looking for specific strings and attributes related to SUPERNOVA."
        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 = "73a27fa2-a846-5f4b-8182-064ac06c71a8"
    strings:
        $compile1 = "CompileAssemblyFromSource"
        $compile2 = "CreateCompiler"
        $context = "ProcessRequest"
        $httpmodule = "IHttpHandler" ascii
        $string1 = "clazz"
        $string2 = "//NetPerfMon//images//NoLogo.gif" wide
        $string3 = "SolarWinds" ascii nocase wide
    condition:
        uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and uint32(uint32(0x3C)) == 0x00004550 and filesize < 10KB and pe.imports("mscoree.dll","_CorDllMain") and $httpmodule and $context and all of ($compile*) and all of ($string*)
}
direct WebShell
APT_Webshell_SUPERNOVA_2
This rule is looking for specific strings related to SUPERNOVA. SUPERNOVA is a .NET web shell backdoor masquerading as a legitimate SolarWinds web service handler. SUPERNOVA inspects and responds to HTTP requests with the appropriate HTTP query strings, Cookies, and/or HTML form values (e.g. named codes, class, method, and args).
author FireEye license see source repo
view YARA rule
rule APT_Webshell_SUPERNOVA_2
{
    meta:
        author = "FireEye"
        description = "This rule is looking for specific strings related to SUPERNOVA. SUPERNOVA is a .NET web shell backdoor masquerading as a legitimate SolarWinds web service handler. SUPERNOVA inspects and responds to HTTP requests with the appropriate HTTP query strings, Cookies, and/or HTML form values (e.g. named codes, class, method, and args)."
        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 = "c39bf9ba-fd62-5619-92b6-1633375ef197"
    strings:
        $dynamic = "DynamicRun"
        $solar = "Solarwinds" nocase
        $string1 = "codes"
        $string2 = "clazz"
        $string3 = "method"
        $string4 = "args"
    condition:
        uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and uint32(uint32(0x3C)) == 0x00004550 and filesize < 10KB and 3 of ($string*) and $dynamic and $solar
}
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