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win.alureon (Back to overview)

Alureon

aka: Olmarik, Pihar, TDL, TDSS, wowlik
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References
2023-02-24Twitter (@Sebdraven)Sébastien Larinier
Tweet on IOCTL manipulation in TDL4 and HermeticWiper
Alureon HermeticWiper
2020-07-21YouTube ( OPCDE with Matt Suiche)Mohamad Mokbel
vOPCDE #9 - A Journey into Malware HTTP Communication Channels Spectacles (Mohamad Mokbel)
Alureon Aytoke Cobra Carbon System CROSSWALK danbot ProtonBot Silence
2016-01-10Johannes Bader
The DGA in Alureon/DNSChanger
Alureon DNSChanger
2016-01-01Virus BulletinJaromír Hořejší, Peter Kálnai
Notes on click fraud: American story
Alureon ZeroAccess
2014-04-18Trend MicroAlvin John Nieto
TROJ64_WOWLIK.VT
Alureon
2012-02-01Contagio DumpMila Parkour
TDL4 - Purple Haze (Pihar) Variant - sample and analysis
Alureon
2011-07-07Contagio DumpMila Parkour
Rootkit TDL-4 (TDSS, Alureon.DX, Olmarik, TDL) 32-bit and 64-bit Sample + Analysis links - Update July 7
Alureon
2010-08-05Kaspersky LabsSergey Golovanov, Vyacheslav Rusakov
TDSS
Alureon
2010-06-28F-Secure LabsAce Portuguez
The Case of Trojan DownLoader "TDL3"
Alureon
2010-02-08Contagio DumpMila Parkour
List of Aurora / Hydraq / Roarur files
Alureon
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_alureon_auto (20260504 | Detects win.alureon.)
rule win_alureon_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.alureon."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.alureon"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260422"
        malpedia_hash = "a182e35da64e6d71cb55f125c4d4225196523f14"
        malpedia_version = "20260504"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { 83c0f8 743e 44 8d50ff 41 d1ea }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   83c0f8               | add                 eax, -8
            //   743e                 | je                  0x40
            //   44                   | inc                 esp
            //   8d50ff               | lea                 edx, [eax - 1]
            //   41                   | inc                 ecx
            //   d1ea                 | shr                 edx, 1

        $sequence_1 = { 48 ffc5 48 8d44ad00 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   48                   | dec                 eax
            //   ffc5                 | inc                 ebp
            //   48                   | dec                 eax
            //   8d44ad00             | lea                 eax, [ebp + ebp*4]

        $sequence_2 = { 0fb74314 8b7350 57 56 8d441818 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   0fb74314             | movzx               eax, word ptr [ebx + 0x14]
            //   8b7350               | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ebx + 0x50]
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   8d441818             | lea                 eax, [eax + ebx + 0x18]

        $sequence_3 = { 7511 8b0a 41 81e0ff0f0000 4b 8d0403 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   7511                 | jne                 0x13
            //   8b0a                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [edx]
            //   41                   | inc                 ecx
            //   81e0ff0f0000         | and                 eax, 0xfff
            //   4b                   | dec                 ebx
            //   8d0403               | lea                 eax, [ebx + eax]

        $sequence_4 = { 72e0 4d 634b3c 4d 03cb 0f84fa010000 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   72e0                 | jb                  0xffffffe2
            //   4d                   | dec                 ebp
            //   634b3c               | arpl                word ptr [ebx + 0x3c], cx
            //   4d                   | dec                 ebp
            //   03cb                 | add                 ecx, ebx
            //   0f84fa010000         | je                  0x200

        $sequence_5 = { 02ca 004dfd 0fb64dfd 8d8c0dfcfeffff 8a19 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   02ca                 | add                 cl, dl
            //   004dfd               | add                 byte ptr [ebp - 3], cl
            //   0fb64dfd             | movzx               ecx, byte ptr [ebp - 3]
            //   8d8c0dfcfeffff       | lea                 ecx, [ebp + ecx - 0x104]
            //   8a19                 | mov                 bl, byte ptr [ecx]

        $sequence_6 = { 75d1 8b7df4 8b4514 85f6 75b0 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   75d1                 | jne                 0xffffffd3
            //   8b7df4               | mov                 edi, dword ptr [ebp - 0xc]
            //   8b4514               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp + 0x14]
            //   85f6                 | test                esi, esi
            //   75b0                 | jne                 0xffffffb2

        $sequence_7 = { 41 8bb1b4000000 49 8d1403 eb4f 8b4204 48 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   41                   | inc                 ecx
            //   8bb1b4000000         | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ecx + 0xb4]
            //   49                   | dec                 ecx
            //   8d1403               | lea                 edx, [ebx + eax]
            //   eb4f                 | jmp                 0x51
            //   8b4204               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [edx + 4]
            //   48                   | dec                 eax

        $sequence_8 = { 56 6a01 53 ff15???????? 53 89442414 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   89442414             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x14], eax

        $sequence_9 = { 56 56 6a08 56 57 ff15???????? 8b2d???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   6a08                 | push                8
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8b2d????????         |                     

        $sequence_10 = { 50 ff75f8 ff75e8 ff15???????? 85c0 7527 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff75f8               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   ff75e8               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x18]
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7527                 | jne                 0x29

        $sequence_11 = { 53 8d8424b0000000 89842488000000 6a01 8d44247c 50 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   8d8424b0000000       | lea                 eax, [esp + 0xb0]
            //   89842488000000       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x88], eax
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   8d44247c             | lea                 eax, [esp + 0x7c]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_12 = { 7527 8d85e4fbffff 50 e8???????? 84c0 59 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   7527                 | jne                 0x29
            //   8d85e4fbffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x41c]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   84c0                 | test                al, al
            //   59                   | pop                 ecx

        $sequence_13 = { 59 c3 33c9 394c2408 7614 8b442404 8ad1 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   59                   | pop                 ecx
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   33c9                 | xor                 ecx, ecx
            //   394c2408             | cmp                 dword ptr [esp + 8], ecx
            //   7614                 | jbe                 0x16
            //   8b442404             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 4]
            //   8ad1                 | mov                 dl, cl

        $sequence_14 = { 895c246e c7442472832c240a c6442476b8 89442477 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   895c246e             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x6e], ebx
            //   c7442472832c240a     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x72], 0xa242c83
            //   c6442476b8           | mov                 byte ptr [esp + 0x76], 0xb8
            //   89442477             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x77], eax

        $sequence_15 = { 81ec58010000 56 57 6a00 6a00 8d45ac 50 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   81ec58010000         | sub                 esp, 0x158
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   8d45ac               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x54]
            //   50                   | push                eax

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 278528
}
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