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win.disttrack (Back to overview)

DistTrack

aka: Shamoon

Actor(s): Shamoon, Magic Hound, Timberworm, COBALT GIPSY

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References
2022-09-26 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ Ioan Iacob, Iulian Madalin Ionita
The Anatomy of Wiper Malware, Part 3: Input/Output Controls
CaddyWiper DEADWOOD DistTrack DoubleZero DUSTMAN HermeticWiper IsaacWiper Meteor Petya Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) StoneDrill WhisperGate ZeroCleare
2022-08-12 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ Ioan Iacob, Iulian Madalin Ionita
The Anatomy of Wiper Malware, Part 1: Common Techniques
Apostle CaddyWiper DEADWOOD DistTrack DoubleZero DUSTMAN HermeticWiper IsaacWiper IsraBye KillDisk Meteor Olympic Destroyer Ordinypt Petya Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) StoneDrill WhisperGate ZeroCleare
2022-04-28 ⋅ Fortinet ⋅ Gergely Revay
An Overview of the Increasing Wiper Malware Threat
AcidRain CaddyWiper DistTrack DoubleZero EternalPetya HermeticWiper IsaacWiper Olympic Destroyer Ordinypt WhisperGate ZeroCleare
2022-03-08 ⋅ Cylera ⋅ Cylera
The link between Kwampirs (Orangeworm) and Shamoon APTs
DistTrack Kwampirs
2021-08-05 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Threat Hunter Team
Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure: A Global Concern
BlackEnergy DarkSide DistTrack Stuxnet
2020-02-13 ⋅ Qianxin ⋅ Qi Anxin Threat Intelligence Center
APT Report 2019
Chrysaor Exodus Dacls VPNFilter DNSRat Griffon KopiLuwak More_eggs SQLRat AppleJeus BONDUPDATER Agent.BTZ Anchor AndroMut AppleJeus BOOSTWRITE Brambul Carbanak Cobalt Strike Dacls DistTrack DNSpionage Dtrack ELECTRICFISH FlawedAmmyy FlawedGrace Get2 Grateful POS HOPLIGHT Imminent Monitor RAT jason Joanap KerrDown KEYMARBLE Lambert LightNeuron LoJax MiniDuke PolyglotDuke PowerRatankba Rising Sun SDBbot ServHelper Snatch Stuxnet TinyMet tRat TrickBot Volgmer X-Agent Zebrocy
2020-02-10 ⋅ ZDNet ⋅ Catalin Cimpanu
FBI warns about ongoing attacks against software supply chain companies
DistTrack Kwampirs
2019-12-21 ⋅ MalwareInDepth ⋅ Myrtus 0x0
Shamoon 2012 Complete Analysis
DistTrack
2018-12-14 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Critical Attack Discovery and Intelligence Team
Shamoon: Destructive Threat Re-Emerges with New Sting in its Tail
DistTrack Filerase StoneDrill OilRig
2018-12-13 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Robert Falcone
Shamoon 3 Targets Oil and Gas Organization
DistTrack
2017-03-26 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Bryan Lee, Robert Falcone
Shamoon 2: Delivering Disttrack
DistTrack
2017-03-14 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ FireEye
M-Trend 2017: A View From the Front Lines
DistTrack Powersniff FIN8
2017-02-27 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ A L Johnson
Shamoon: Multi-staged destructive attacks limited to specific targets
DistTrack MimiKatz Rocket Kitten
2017-02-05 ⋅ VinRansomware ⋅ Gregory Paul, Shaunak
Detailed threat analysis of Shamoon 2.0 Malware
DistTrack
2017-01-23 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Symantec Security Response
Greenbug cyberespionage group targeting Middle East, possible links to Shamoon
DistTrack ISMDoor Greenbug
2017-01-23 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Symantec Security Response
Greenbug cyberespionage group targeting Middle East, possible links to Shamoon
DistTrack ISMDoor Greenbug
2017-01-09 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Robert Falcone
Second Wave of Shamoon 2 Attacks Identified
DistTrack
2016-12-03 ⋅ Coding and Security ⋅ Coding, Security
"Sophisticated" and "Genius" Shamoon 2.0 Malware Analysis
DistTrack
2016-12-01 ⋅ Council on Foreign Relations ⋅ CFR
Shamoon 2.0
DistTrack Shamoon Group
2016-11-30 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ A L Johnson
Shamoon: Back from the dead and destructive as ever
DistTrack OilRig
2016-11-30 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Robert Falcone
Shamoon 2: Return of the Disttrack Wiper
DistTrack
2012-08-17 ⋅ Contagiodump Blog ⋅ Mila Parkour
Shamoon or DistTrack.A samples
DistTrack
2012-08-16 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Symantec Security Response
The Shamoon Attacks
DistTrack OilRig
2012-08-16 ⋅ Kaspersky Labs ⋅ GReAT
Shamoon the Wiper – Copycats at Work
DistTrack
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_disttrack_auto (20260917 | Detects win.disttrack.)
rule win_disttrack_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-09-17"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.disttrack."
        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.disttrack"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260916"
        malpedia_hash = "53a643781c18e08f4a50949af60172d837a0b6f6"
        malpedia_version = "20260917"
        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 = { ff15???????? 8d45dc 50 ff15???????? 8b4ddc }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8d45dc               | sar                 eax, 3
            //   50                   | dec                 eax
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8b4ddc               | sub                 eax, edx

        $sequence_1 = { e8???????? 83c404 50 e8???????? 83c404 68???????? ff15???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c404               | inc                 eax
            //   50                   | cmp                 ch, bh
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c404               | je                  0x59
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_2 = { 53 ff15???????? 5d 5b 8bc7 5f 5e }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   53                   | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x60]
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   5d                   | dec                 eax
            //   5b                   | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esp + 0x58]
            //   8bc7                 | mov                 dword ptr [edi], eax
            //   5f                   | dec                 edx
            //   5e                   | lea                 ecx, [esp + ebx*2 + 0x30]

        $sequence_3 = { 57 e8???????? 6a07 e8???????? 59 c3 6a10 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   6a07                 | push                7
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   59                   | pop                 ecx
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   6a10                 | push                0x10

        $sequence_4 = { 52 6a00 6a00 6848000700 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   52                   | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x30]
            //   6a00                 | lea                 ebx, [eax + eax + 2]
            //   6a00                 | dec                 esp
            //   6848000700           | sub                 eax, dword ptr [ecx]

        $sequence_5 = { 6a64 68???????? ff15???????? 6a64 68???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   6a64                 | push                0x64
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   6a64                 | push                0x64
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_6 = { 3b45e4 72c1 5f b001 5b }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   3b45e4               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x24]
            //   72c1                 | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x24]
            //   5f                   | push                eax
            //   b001                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x24]
            //   5b                   | push                dword ptr [eax*8 + 0x4266f8]

        $sequence_7 = { e8???????? 8bd8 85c0 7432 488bce e8???????? e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8bd8                 | lea                 ebx, [0x3403]
            //   85c0                 | push                edi
            //   7432                 | dec                 eax
            //   488bce               | sub                 esp, 0x20
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_8 = { 408a6c2427 40b701 403aef 7454 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   408a6c2427           | lea                 eax, [0x14946]
            //   40b701               | mov                 esi, edx
            //   403aef               | dec                 eax
            //   7454                 | mov                 ebx, ecx

        $sequence_9 = { 488d4c2432 8945ca 0fb705???????? 33f6 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   488d4c2432           | dec                 eax
            //   8945ca               | mov                 edi, dword ptr [ecx + 0x68]
            //   0fb705????????       |                     
            //   33f6                 | dec                 eax

        $sequence_10 = { 8d4c0c44 3bfb 741e 8b410c 0bc7 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   8d4c0c44             | lea                 ecx, [esp + ecx + 0x44]
            //   3bfb                 | cmp                 edi, ebx
            //   741e                 | je                  0x20
            //   8b410c               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ecx + 0xc]
            //   0bc7                 | or                  eax, edi

        $sequence_11 = { 48638528050000 498b16 498b0f 4889442468 0fb68540050000 4c8d1d03340000 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   48638528050000       | inc                 sp
            //   498b16               | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x1a], esp
            //   498b0f               | dec                 eax
            //   4889442468           | arpl                word ptr [ebp + 0x528], ax
            //   0fb68540050000       | dec                 ecx
            //   4c8d1d03340000       | mov                 edx, dword ptr [esi]

        $sequence_12 = { 83e017 89410c 854110 7407 6a00 e8???????? b301 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   83e017               | push                eax
            //   89410c               | add                 esp, 4
            //   854110               | push                edx
            //   7407                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   b301                 | push                0x70048

        $sequence_13 = { 8bff 56 57 33ff ffb740004200 ff15???????? 898740004200 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   8bff                 | mov                 edi, edi
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   33ff                 | xor                 edi, edi
            //   ffb740004200         | push                dword ptr [edi + 0x420040]
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   898740004200         | mov                 dword ptr [edi + 0x420040], eax

        $sequence_14 = { 7406 53 e8???????? 8d44244c e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   7406                 | je                  8
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8d44244c             | lea                 eax, [esp + 0x4c]
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_15 = { ff34c5f8664200 ff15???????? 5d c3 6a0c 68???????? e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   ff34c5f8664200       | add                 esp, 4
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   5d                   | push                eax
            //   c3                   | add                 esp, 4
            //   6a0c                 | push                ebx
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_16 = { 57 4883ec20 488b7968 488d0546490100 8bf2 488bd9 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   57                   | dec                 ecx
            //   4883ec20             | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [edi]
            //   488b7968             | dec                 eax
            //   488d0546490100       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x68], eax
            //   8bf2                 | movzx               eax, byte ptr [ebp + 0x540]
            //   488bd9               | dec                 esp

        $sequence_17 = { 72ee 33c0 5d c3 8b04c58c8b4200 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   72ee                 | pop                 ebp
            //   33c0                 | pop                 ebx
            //   5d                   | mov                 eax, edi
            //   c3                   | pop                 edi
            //   8b04c58c8b4200       | pop                 esi

        $sequence_18 = { eb01 53 e8???????? 8b8c24ec500000 5f 5e }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   eb01                 | jmp                 3
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b8c24ec500000       | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esp + 0x50ec]
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi

        $sequence_19 = { 50 8b4de0 51 8d55dc 52 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   50                   | add                 esp, 4
            //   8b4de0               | push                eax
            //   51                   | add                 esp, 4
            //   8d55dc               | push                edx
            //   52                   | push                0

        $sequence_20 = { 8bc1 c1f805 8bf1 83e61f 8d3c8540174200 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   8bc1                 | mov                 eax, ecx
            //   c1f805               | sar                 eax, 5
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   83e61f               | and                 esi, 0x1f
            //   8d3c8540174200       | lea                 edi, [eax*4 + 0x421740]

        $sequence_21 = { 0fb692b8a14200 33ca 8b45ec 0345e0 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   0fb692b8a14200       | add                 esp, 4
            //   33ca                 | push                eax
            //   8b45ec               | add                 esp, 4
            //   0345e0               | push                ebx

        $sequence_22 = { 4a8d4c5c30 e8???????? 488bcf e8???????? 488d4c2430 8d5c0002 e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   4a8d4c5c30           | dec                 eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488bcf               | mov                 ecx, esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488d4c2430           | dec                 eax
            //   8d5c0002             | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x32]
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_23 = { 8d1480 3bd6 7e08 c7442410ffffffff ff442410 e9???????? 83f903 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   8d1480               | lea                 edx, [eax + eax*4]
            //   3bd6                 | cmp                 edx, esi
            //   7e08                 | jle                 0xa
            //   c7442410ffffffff     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x10], 0xffffffff
            //   ff442410             | inc                 dword ptr [esp + 0x10]
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   83f903               | cmp                 ecx, 3

        $sequence_24 = { 8b442460 488b4c2458 8907 ff15???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   8b442460             | mov                 ebx, eax
            //   488b4c2458           | test                eax, eax
            //   8907                 | je                  0x34
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_25 = { 1bc0 23d8 6644396de0 752a 66397de2 7524 66443965e6 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   1bc0                 | sbb                 eax, eax
            //   23d8                 | and                 ebx, eax
            //   6644396de0           | inc                 sp
            //   752a                 | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x20], ebp
            //   66397de2             | jne                 0x2c
            //   7524                 | cmp                 word ptr [ebp - 0x1e], di
            //   66443965e6           | jne                 0x26

        $sequence_26 = { 8d55ec 52 8d8530ffffff 50 884dee }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   8d55ec               | add                 esp, 4
            //   52                   | push                eax
            //   8d8530ffffff         | add                 esp, 4
            //   50                   | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x24]
            //   884dee               | push                eax

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 1112064
}
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