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Confucius


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References
2022-12-28NSFOCUSFuying Laboratory
@online{laboratory:20221228:analysis:138e703, author = {Fuying Laboratory}, title = {{Analysis of Cyber Attacks by APT Organization Confucius Against IBO Anti-Terrorism Operations in Pakistan}}, date = {2022-12-28}, organization = {NSFOCUS}, url = {https://blog.nsfocus.net/aptconfuciuspakistanibo/}, language = {Chinese}, urldate = {2023-11-17} } Analysis of Cyber Attacks by APT Organization Confucius Against IBO Anti-Terrorism Operations in Pakistan
Confucius
2021-08-17Trend MicroDaniel Lunghi
@online{lunghi:20210817:confucius:f0f4578, author = {Daniel Lunghi}, title = {{Confucius Uses Pegasus Spyware-related Lures to Target Pakistani Military}}, date = {2021-08-17}, organization = {Trend Micro}, url = {https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/h/confucius-uses-pegasus-spyware-related-lures-to-target-pakistani.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-08-23} } Confucius Uses Pegasus Spyware-related Lures to Target Pakistani Military
Chrysaor Confucius
2021-01-12UptycsAbhijit Mohanta, Ashwin Vamshi
@online{mohanta:20210112:confucius:865bcc8, author = {Abhijit Mohanta and Ashwin Vamshi}, title = {{Confucius APT deploys Warzone RAT}}, date = {2021-01-12}, organization = {Uptycs}, url = {https://www.uptycs.com/blog/confucius-apt-deploys-warzone-rat}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-01-13} } Confucius APT deploys Warzone RAT
Ave Maria Confucius
2017-11-02Palo Alto Networks Unit 42Jacob Soo, Josh Grunzweig
@online{soo:20171102:recent:af4616a, author = {Jacob Soo and Josh Grunzweig}, title = {{Recent InPage Exploits Lead to Multiple Malware Families}}, date = {2017-11-02}, organization = {Palo Alto Networks Unit 42}, url = {https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/11/unit42-recent-inpage-exploits-lead-multiple-malware-families/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } Recent InPage Exploits Lead to Multiple Malware Families
Confucius
2016-09-28Palo Alto Networks Unit 42Tom Lancaster, Micah Yates
@online{lancaster:20160928:confucius:24e8de3, author = {Tom Lancaster and Micah Yates}, title = {{Confucius Says…Malware Families Get Further By Abusing Legitimate Websites}}, date = {2016-09-28}, organization = {Palo Alto Networks Unit 42}, url = {https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/09/unit42-confucius-says-malware-families-get-further-by-abusing-legitimate-websites/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } Confucius Says…Malware Families Get Further By Abusing Legitimate Websites
Confucius SNEEPY
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_confucius_auto (20230715 | Detects win.confucius.)
rule win_confucius_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2023-07-11"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.confucius."
        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.confucius"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20230705"
        malpedia_hash = "42d0574f4405bd7d2b154d321d345acb18834a41"
        malpedia_version = "20230715"
        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 = { 7434 3d91010000 7411 8a8f2a010000 84c9 7423 3d2c010000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   7434                 | je                  0x36
            //   3d91010000           | cmp                 eax, 0x191
            //   7411                 | je                  0x13
            //   8a8f2a010000         | mov                 cl, byte ptr [edi + 0x12a]
            //   84c9                 | test                cl, cl
            //   7423                 | je                  0x25
            //   3d2c010000           | cmp                 eax, 0x12c

        $sequence_1 = { 50 e9???????? 8bb424cc020000 6a00 85f6 0f95c1 41 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   8bb424cc020000       | mov                 esi, dword ptr [esp + 0x2cc]
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   85f6                 | test                esi, esi
            //   0f95c1               | setne               cl
            //   41                   | inc                 ecx

        $sequence_2 = { 83c404 85c0 0f85c4feffff 8b7c2414 8b4c2420 0fbe01 83c0bb }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   0f85c4feffff         | jne                 0xfffffeca
            //   8b7c2414             | mov                 edi, dword ptr [esp + 0x14]
            //   8b4c2420             | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esp + 0x20]
            //   0fbe01               | movsx               eax, byte ptr [ecx]
            //   83c0bb               | add                 eax, -0x45

        $sequence_3 = { 83c444 8d442444 50 e8???????? 50 68???????? 8d4c2414 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   83c444               | add                 esp, 0x44
            //   8d442444             | lea                 eax, [esp + 0x44]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   8d4c2414             | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x14]

        $sequence_4 = { c1eb05 8945e4 2bf7 eb3e 8305????????ff 8315????????ff 781b }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   c1eb05               | shr                 ebx, 5
            //   8945e4               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x1c], eax
            //   2bf7                 | sub                 esi, edi
            //   eb3e                 | jmp                 0x40
            //   8305????????ff       |                     
            //   8315????????ff       |                     
            //   781b                 | js                  0x1d

        $sequence_5 = { 53 56 bf???????? e8???????? 83c408 85c0 7570 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   bf????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c408               | add                 esp, 8
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7570                 | jne                 0x72

        $sequence_6 = { 2905???????? 1915???????? e9???????? 55 6800200000 56 57 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   2905????????         |                     
            //   1915????????         |                     
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   55                   | push                ebp
            //   6800200000           | push                0x2000
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   57                   | push                edi

        $sequence_7 = { 7409 8d45f4 50 e8???????? 807d0f00 740b 8d45e4 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   7409                 | je                  0xb
            //   8d45f4               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0xc]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   807d0f00             | cmp                 byte ptr [ebp + 0xf], 0
            //   740b                 | je                  0xd
            //   8d45e4               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x1c]

        $sequence_8 = { 51 e8???????? 68???????? c7874001000000000000 55 c6851885000001 e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   c7874001000000000000     | mov    dword ptr [edi + 0x140], 0
            //   55                   | push                ebp
            //   c6851885000001       | mov                 byte ptr [ebp + 0x8518], 1
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_9 = { a2???????? 8a45d6 a2???????? 8a45d7 a2???????? 56 8d45d8 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   a2????????           |                     
            //   8a45d6               | mov                 al, byte ptr [ebp - 0x2a]
            //   a2????????           |                     
            //   8a45d7               | mov                 al, byte ptr [ebp - 0x29]
            //   a2????????           |                     
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   8d45d8               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x28]

        $sequence_10 = { 6a01 ff10 8325????????00 e8???????? a1???????? 8b38 033d???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   ff10                 | call                dword ptr [eax]
            //   8325????????00       |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   a1????????           |                     
            //   8b38                 | mov                 edi, dword ptr [eax]
            //   033d????????         |                     

        $sequence_11 = { 49 83f907 0f8685000000 8bfd 83c9ff f2ae f7d1 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   49                   | dec                 ecx
            //   83f907               | cmp                 ecx, 7
            //   0f8685000000         | jbe                 0x8b
            //   8bfd                 | mov                 edi, ebp
            //   83c9ff               | or                  ecx, 0xffffffff
            //   f2ae                 | repne scasb         al, byte ptr es:[edi]
            //   f7d1                 | not                 ecx

        $sequence_12 = { 3bc8 0f8500010000 8b866c850000 3bc2 0f85f2000000 6a05 56 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   3bc8                 | cmp                 ecx, eax
            //   0f8500010000         | jne                 0x106
            //   8b866c850000         | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 0x856c]
            //   3bc2                 | cmp                 eax, edx
            //   0f85f2000000         | jne                 0xf8
            //   6a05                 | push                5
            //   56                   | push                esi

        $sequence_13 = { 663b4548 1bdb 83e346 83c30b eb2a 3bfe 7509 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   663b4548             | cmp                 ax, word ptr [ebp + 0x48]
            //   1bdb                 | sbb                 ebx, ebx
            //   83e346               | and                 ebx, 0x46
            //   83c30b               | add                 ebx, 0xb
            //   eb2a                 | jmp                 0x2c
            //   3bfe                 | cmp                 edi, esi
            //   7509                 | jne                 0xb

        $sequence_14 = { 750c c705????????581b0000 eb15 33c0 384508 0f94c0 48 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   750c                 | jne                 0xe
            //   c705????????581b0000     |     
            //   eb15                 | jmp                 0x17
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax
            //   384508               | cmp                 byte ptr [ebp + 8], al
            //   0f94c0               | sete                al
            //   48                   | dec                 eax

        $sequence_15 = { c20400 55 8bec 81ec08080000 53 33db 381d???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   c20400               | ret                 4
            //   55                   | push                ebp
            //   8bec                 | mov                 ebp, esp
            //   81ec08080000         | sub                 esp, 0x808
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   33db                 | xor                 ebx, ebx
            //   381d????????         |                     

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 598016
}
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