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win.graphsteel (Back to overview)

GraphSteel


This malware was seen during the cyberattacks on Ukrainian state organizations. It is one of two used backdoors written in Go and attributed to UAC-0056 (SaintBear, UNC2589, TA471).

References
2022-08-18TrustwavePawel Knapczyk
@online{knapczyk:20220818:overview:bf3eca2, author = {Pawel Knapczyk}, title = {{Overview of the Cyber Weapons Used in the Ukraine - Russia War}}, date = {2022-08-18}, organization = {Trustwave}, url = {https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/overview-of-the-cyber-weapons-used-in-the-ukraine-russia-war/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-08-28} } Overview of the Cyber Weapons Used in the Ukraine - Russia War
AcidRain CaddyWiper Cobalt Strike CredoMap DCRat DoubleZero GraphSteel GrimPlant HermeticWiper INDUSTROYER2 InvisiMole IsaacWiper PartyTicket
2022-08-18TrustwavePawel Knapczyk
@online{knapczyk:20220818:overview:a12950c, author = {Pawel Knapczyk}, title = {{Overview of the Cyber Weapons Used in the Ukraine - Russia War}}, date = {2022-08-18}, organization = {Trustwave}, url = {https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/overview-of-the-cyber-weapons-used-in-the-ukraine-russia-war}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-08-22} } Overview of the Cyber Weapons Used in the Ukraine - Russia War
AcidRain CaddyWiper Cobalt Strike CredoMap DCRat DoubleZero GraphSteel GrimPlant HermeticWiper INDUSTROYER2 InvisiMole IsaacWiper PartyTicket
2022-07-20MandiantMandiant Threat Intelligence
@online{intelligence:20220720:evacuation:edd478e, author = {Mandiant Threat Intelligence}, title = {{Evacuation and Humanitarian Documents used to Spear Phish Ukrainian Entities}}, date = {2022-07-20}, organization = {Mandiant}, url = {https://www.mandiant.com/resources/spear-phish-ukrainian-entities}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-07-25} } Evacuation and Humanitarian Documents used to Spear Phish Ukrainian Entities
Cobalt Strike GraphSteel GrimPlant MicroBackdoor
2022-07-20U.S. Cyber CommandCyber National Mission Force Public Affairs
@online{affairs:20220720:cyber:b7604e7, author = {Cyber National Mission Force Public Affairs}, title = {{Cyber National Mission Force discloses IOCs from Ukrainian networks}}, date = {2022-07-20}, organization = {U.S. Cyber Command}, url = {https://www.cybercom.mil/Media/News/Article/3098856/cyber-national-mission-force-discloses-iocs-from-ukrainian-networks/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-07-25} } Cyber National Mission Force discloses IOCs from Ukrainian networks
Cobalt Strike GraphSteel GrimPlant MicroBackdoor
2022-04-25BitdefenderMartin Zugec
@online{zugec:20220425:deep:9d3f4ba, author = {Martin Zugec}, title = {{Deep Dive into the Elephant Framework – A New Cyber Threat in Ukraine}}, date = {2022-04-25}, organization = {Bitdefender}, url = {https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/deep-dive-into-the-elephant-framework-a-new-cyber-threat-in-ukraine}, language = {English}, urldate = {2023-02-27} } Deep Dive into the Elephant Framework – A New Cyber Threat in Ukraine
GraphSteel GrimPlant
2022-04-07MalpediaMalpedia
@online{malpedia:20220407:malpedia:9d3108e, author = {Malpedia}, title = {{Malpedia Page for GraphSteel}}, date = {2022-04-07}, organization = {Malpedia}, url = {https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.graphsteel}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-05-05} } Malpedia Page for GraphSteel
GraphSteel SaintBear
2022-04-07InQuestWill MacArthur, Nick Chalard
@online{macarthur:20220407:ukraine:99bef5a, author = {Will MacArthur and Nick Chalard}, title = {{Ukraine CyberWar Overview}}, date = {2022-04-07}, organization = {InQuest}, url = {https://inquest.net/blog/2022/04/07/ukraine-cyberwar-overview}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-04-29} } Ukraine CyberWar Overview
CyclopsBlink Cobalt Strike GraphSteel GrimPlant HermeticWiper HermeticWizard MicroBackdoor PartyTicket Saint Bot Scieron WhisperGate
2022-04-04IntezerJoakim Kennedy, Nicole Fishbein
@online{kennedy:20220404:elephant:b2c14b1, author = {Joakim Kennedy and Nicole Fishbein}, title = {{Elephant Framework Delivered in Phishing Attacks Against Ukrainian Organizations}}, date = {2022-04-04}, organization = {Intezer}, url = {https://www.intezer.com/blog/research/elephant-malware-targeting-ukrainian-orgs/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-04-07} } Elephant Framework Delivered in Phishing Attacks Against Ukrainian Organizations
GraphSteel GrimPlant SaintBear
2022-04-02GovInfo SecurityPrajeet Nair
@online{nair:20220402:cyber:6b4f95f, author = {Prajeet Nair}, title = {{Cyber Espionage Actor Deploying Malware Using Excel}}, date = {2022-04-02}, organization = {GovInfo Security}, url = {https://www.govinfosecurity.com/cyber-espionage-actor-deploying-malware-using-excel-a-18830}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-04-06} } Cyber Espionage Actor Deploying Malware Using Excel
GraphSteel GrimPlant
2022-03-28Cert-UACert-UA
@online{certua:20220328:uac0056:46919e1, author = {Cert-UA}, title = {{UAC-0056 cyberattack on Ukrainian state authorities using GraphSteel and GrimPlant malware (CERT-UA#4293)}}, date = {2022-03-28}, organization = {Cert-UA}, url = {https://cert.gov.ua/article/38374}, language = {Ukrainian}, urldate = {2022-03-31} } UAC-0056 cyberattack on Ukrainian state authorities using GraphSteel and GrimPlant malware (CERT-UA#4293)
GraphSteel GrimPlant SaintBear
2022-03-25GOV.UAState Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine (CIP)
@online{cip:20220325:who:e75f0ac, author = {State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine (CIP)}, title = {{Who is behind the Cyberattacks on Ukraine's Critical Information Infrastructure: Statistics for March 15-22}}, date = {2022-03-25}, organization = {GOV.UA}, url = {https://cip.gov.ua/en/news/khto-stoyit-za-kiberatakami-na-ukrayinsku-kritichnu-informaciinu-infrastrukturu-statistika-15-22-bereznya}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-08-05} } Who is behind the Cyberattacks on Ukraine's Critical Information Infrastructure: Statistics for March 15-22
Xloader Agent Tesla CaddyWiper Cobalt Strike DoubleZero GraphSteel GrimPlant HeaderTip HermeticWiper IsaacWiper MicroBackdoor Pandora RAT
2022-03-15SentinelOneAmitai Ben Shushan Ehrlich
@online{ehrlich:20220315:threat:7f64477, author = {Amitai Ben Shushan Ehrlich}, title = {{Threat Actor UAC-0056 Targeting Ukraine with Fake Translation Software}}, date = {2022-03-15}, organization = {SentinelOne}, url = {https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/threat-actor-uac-0056-targeting-ukraine-with-fake-translation-software/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-03-17} } Threat Actor UAC-0056 Targeting Ukraine with Fake Translation Software
Cobalt Strike GraphSteel GrimPlant SaintBear
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_graphsteel_auto (20220516 | Detects win.graphsteel.)
rule win_graphsteel_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2022-05-16"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.graphsteel."
        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.graphsteel"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20220513"
        malpedia_hash = "7f4b2229e6ae614d86d74917f6d5b41890e62a26"
        malpedia_version = "20220516"
        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 = { ffd2 4889c3 31c0 e8???????? 84c0 0f851e0a0000 488b942468010000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   ffd2                 | dec                 eax
            //   4889c3               | lea                 eax, [ecx + ecx*4]
            //   31c0                 | nop                 
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   84c0                 | dec                 eax
            //   0f851e0a0000         | lea                 eax, [0x8a8bdd]
            //   488b942468010000     | nop                 dword ptr [eax + eax]

        $sequence_1 = { ff15???????? 4c89e1 e8???????? b80b000000 48c70300000000 4883c420 5b }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   4c89e1               | add                 esp, 0x68
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   b80b000000           | lea                 esi, [eax - 1]
            //   48c70300000000       | test                ebx, ebx
            //   4883c420             | jle                 0xc71
            //   5b                   | lea                 edx, [ebx - 1]

        $sequence_2 = { f606fd 0f84b5000000 807e5400 7840 bb00000000 7425 0f1f840000000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   f606fd               | je                  0xa44
            //   0f84b5000000         | dec                 ecx
            //   807e5400             | mov                 eax, ebx
            //   7840                 | mov                 edx, edi
            //   bb00000000           | dec                 esp
            //   7425                 | mov                 ecx, esp
            //   0f1f840000000000     | lea                 eax, [ebp + 2]

        $sequence_3 = { ff9180000000 0fb75314 8b4310 39c2 0f84c6010000 0fb74b16 4c8d040f }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   ff9180000000         | shl                 ebp, 5
            //   0fb75314             | dec                 eax
            //   8b4310               | add                 eax, 1
            //   39c2                 | nop                 
            //   0f84c6010000         | dec                 eax
            //   0fb74b16             | mov                 edx, ecx
            //   4c8d040f             | dec                 eax

        $sequence_4 = { e8???????? 488b542478 0fb65c2426 488b742430 4c8b842488000000 4c8b4c2440 4c8b9424b8010000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488b542478           | movzx               ebp, byte ptr [ebp + ecx]
            //   0fb65c2426           | lea                 ecx, [ebx + 1]
            //   488b742430           | dec                 eax
            //   4c8b842488000000     | arpl                cx, cx
            //   4c8b4c2440           | movzx               ecx, byte ptr [ebp + ecx]
            //   4c8b9424b8010000     | test                ebx, ebx

        $sequence_5 = { 48f7df 48c1ff3f 4821df 4801fe 4889d7 e9???????? 4889d8 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   48f7df               | dec                 eax
            //   48c1ff3f             | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esp + 0xe0]
            //   4821df               | dec                 eax
            //   4801fe               | mov                 dword ptr [eax + 0x10], ecx
            //   4889d7               | dec                 eax
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   4889d8               | mov                 ebx, eax

        $sequence_6 = { 81fbad000000 7506 410fb65c2402 83fb24 0f84cc030000 4c8d3db61b5000 bd01000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   81fbad000000         | jne                 0x1a9
            //   7506                 | jae                 0x1da
            //   410fb65c2402         | dec                 eax
            //   83fb24               | lea                 eax, [0x491c48]
            //   0f84cc030000         | dec                 eax
            //   4c8d3db61b5000       | mov                 edi, dword ptr [esp + 0xf8]
            //   bd01000000           | dec                 eax

        $sequence_7 = { f6c280 743a 488d0d1ab44c00 48894c2420 48c74424281d000000 488b442420 bb1d000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   f6c280               | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x58], edx
            //   743a                 | dec                 eax
            //   488d0d1ab44c00       | add                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x48]
            //   48894c2420           | mov                 edx, 0x202c
            //   48c74424281d000000     | mov    word ptr [eax], dx
            //   488b442420           | lea                 edx, [eax + 2]
            //   bb1d000000           | cmp                 edx, dword ptr [esp + 0x50]

        $sequence_8 = { e8???????? 8b44247c e9???????? 418b5640 4c8b6c2470 8994248c000000 e9???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b44247c             | xor                 ecx, ecx
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   418b5640             | dec                 eax
            //   4c8b6c2470           | mov                 ecx, eax
            //   8994248c000000       | mov                 ebp, eax
            //   e9????????           |                     

        $sequence_9 = { e8???????? e9???????? 4531ff e9???????? 41b804000000 488d154f1c5100 4c89e9 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   4531ff               | cmp                 byte ptr [ecx + 0x12], 0
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   41b804000000         | je                  0x1cc
            //   488d154f1c5100       | test                bl, bl
            //   4c89e9               | mov                 ebx, edx

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 19812352
}
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