SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.hyperbro (Back to overview)

HyperBro

Actor(s): EMISSARY PANDA

VTCollection    

HyperBro is a RAT that has been observed to target primarily within the gambling industries, though it has been spotted in other places as well. The malware typically consists of 3 or more components: a) a genuine loader typically with a signed certification b) a malicious DLL loader loaded from the former component via DLL hijacking c) an encrypted and compressed blob that decrypts to a PE-based payload which has its C2 information hardcoded within.

References
2023-07-18MandiantMandiant Intelligence
Stealth Mode: Chinese Cyber Espionage Actors Continue to Evolve Tactics to Avoid Detection
BPFDoor SALTWATER SEASPY SideWalk ZuoRAT Daxin HyperBro HyperSSL Waterbear
2022-10-18IntrinsecCERT Intrinsec, Intrinsec
APT27 – One Year To Exfiltrate Them All: Intrusion In-Depth Analysis
HyperBro MimiKatz
2022-08-12Trend MicroDaniel Lunghi, Jaromír Hořejší
Iron Tiger Compromises Chat Application Mimi, Targets Windows, Mac, and Linux Users
Rshell HyperBro Earth Berberoka
2022-08-12Trend MicroDaniel Lunghi, Jaromír Hořejší
Iron Tiger Compromises Chat Application Mimi, Targets Windows, Mac, and Linux Users (IOCs)
HyperBro
2022-08-12SekoiaThreat & Detection Research Team
LuckyMouse uses a backdoored Electron app to target MacOS
HyperBro
2022-02-07CywareCyware
APT27 Group Targets German Organizations with HyperBro
HyperBro
2022-01-26BleepingComputerSergiu Gatlan
German govt warns of APT27 hackers backdooring business networks
HyperBro
2022-01-26Bundesamt für VerfassungsschutzBundesamt für Verfassungsschutz
Current cyber attack campaign against German business enterprises by APT27
HyperBro
2021-08-10FireEyeIsrael Research Team, U.S. Threat Intel Team
UNC215: Spotlight on a Chinese Espionage Campaign in Israel
HyperBro HyperSSL MimiKatz
2021-04-29ESET ResearchAndy Garth, Daniel Chromek, Matthieu Faou, Robert Lipovsky, Tony Anscombe
ESET Industry Report on Government: Targeted but not alone
Exaramel Crutch Exaramel HyperBro HyperSSL InvisiMole XDSpy
2021-04-09Trend MicroDaniel Lunghi, Kenney Lu
Iron Tiger APT Updates Toolkit With Evolved SysUpdate Malware
HyperBro HyperSSL APT27
2020-12-10ESET ResearchMathieu Tartare
Operation StealthyTrident: corporate software under attack
HyperBro PlugX Tmanger TA428
2020-12-10ESET ResearchMathieu Tartare
Operation StealthyTrident: corporate software under attack
HyperBro PlugX ShadowPad Tmanger
2020-12-09Avast DecodedIgor Morgenstern, Luigino Camastra
APT Group Targeting Governmental Agencies in East Asia
LaZagne Albaniiutas HyperBro MimiKatz PolPo Tmanger TaskMasters
2020-12-09Avast DecodedIgor Morgenstern, Luigino Camastra
APT Group Targeting Governmental Agencies in East Asia
Albaniiutas HyperBro PlugX Tmanger TA428
2020-12-09Avast DecodedIgor Morgenstern, Luigino Camastra
APT Group Targeting Governmental Agencies in East Asia
Albaniiutas HyperBro PlugX PolPo Tmanger
2020-11-27PTSecurityAlexey Vishnyakov, Denis Goydenko
Investigation with a twist: an accidental APT attack and averted data destruction
TwoFace CHINACHOPPER HyperBro MegaCortex MimiKatz
2020-10-30YouTube (Kaspersky Tech)Kris McConkey
Around the world in 80 days 4.2bn packets
Cobalt Strike Derusbi HyperBro Poison Ivy ShadowPad Winnti
2020-09-30Team CymruJacomo Piccolini, James Shank
Pandamic: Emissary Pandas in the Middle East
HyperBro HyperSSL
2020-06-03Trend MicroDaniel Lunghi
How to perform long term monitoring of careless threat actors
BBSRAT HyperBro Trochilus RAT
2020-03-25Team CymruTeam Cymru
How the Iranian Cyber Security Agency Detects Emissary Panda Malware
HyperBro
2020-02-18Trend MicroCedric Pernet, Daniel Lunghi, Jamz Yaneza, Kenney Lu
Uncovering DRBControl: Inside the Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Gambling Operations
Cobalt Strike HyperBro PlugX Trochilus RAT
2020-02-17Talent-Jump TechnologiesTheo Chen, Zero Chen
CLAMBLING - A New Backdoor Base On Dropbox
HyperBro PlugX
2020-01-01FireEyeMandiant, Mitchell Clarke, Tom Hall
Mandiant IR Grab Bag of Attacker Activity
TwoFace CHINACHOPPER HyperBro HyperSSL
2020-01-01SecureworksSecureWorks
BRONZE UNION
9002 RAT CHINACHOPPER Enfal Ghost RAT HttpBrowser HyperBro owaauth PlugX Poison Ivy ZXShell APT27
2019-06-13ae CERTae CERT
Advanced Notification of Cyber Threats against Family of Malware Giving Remote Access to Computers
HyperBro HyperSSL
2019-02-27SecureworksCTU Research Team
A Peek into BRONZE UNION’s Toolbox
Ghost RAT HyperBro ZXShell
2018-06-13Kaspersky LabsDenis Legezo
LuckyMouse hits national data center to organize country-level waterholing campaign
HyperBro APT27
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_hyperbro_auto (20241030 | Detects win.hyperbro.)
rule win_hyperbro_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2024-10-31"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.hyperbro."
        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.hyperbro"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20241030"
        malpedia_hash = "26e26953c49c8efafbf72a38076855d578e0a2e4"
        malpedia_version = "20241030"
        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 = { 83c404 6882000000 6a00 50 8903 e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   6882000000           | push                0x82
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8903                 | mov                 dword ptr [ebx], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_1 = { d1f8 8d3410 83fe40 7f37 8bc3 8bd3 }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   d1f8                 | sar                 eax, 1
            //   8d3410               | lea                 esi, [eax + edx]
            //   83fe40               | cmp                 esi, 0x40
            //   7f37                 | jg                  0x39
            //   8bc3                 | mov                 eax, ebx
            //   8bd3                 | mov                 edx, ebx

        $sequence_2 = { 52 6a01 8d4c2414 51 50 c744241800000000 ff15???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   8d4c2414             | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x14]
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   c744241800000000     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x18], 0
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_3 = { 85c0 752f 8b4304 50 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   752f                 | jne                 0x31
            //   8b4304               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebx + 4]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_4 = { 895014 8d442410 50 8d4c2424 51 6a00 }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   895014               | mov                 dword ptr [eax + 0x14], edx
            //   8d442410             | lea                 eax, [esp + 0x10]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d4c2424             | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x24]
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_5 = { 7412 50 e8???????? 83c404 897e18 897e1c }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   7412                 | je                  0x14
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   897e18               | mov                 dword ptr [esi + 0x18], edi
            //   897e1c               | mov                 dword ptr [esi + 0x1c], edi

        $sequence_6 = { 51 ff15???????? 56 ffd5 5f 5e 5d }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   ffd5                 | call                ebp
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   5d                   | pop                 ebp

        $sequence_7 = { 8bdd 2bde c744243000000000 0f84c2000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   8bdd                 | mov                 ebx, ebp
            //   2bde                 | sub                 ebx, esi
            //   c744243000000000     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x30], 0
            //   0f84c2000000         | je                  0xc8

        $sequence_8 = { 3bd6 0f839b020000 8b442420 2bc6 83f803 }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   3bd6                 | cmp                 edx, esi
            //   0f839b020000         | jae                 0x2a1
            //   8b442420             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x20]
            //   2bc6                 | sub                 eax, esi
            //   83f803               | cmp                 eax, 3

        $sequence_9 = { e8???????? 8b4724 50 e8???????? 8b4f20 51 e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b4724               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [edi + 0x24]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b4f20               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [edi + 0x20]
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 352256
}
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