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win.ice_cache (Back to overview)

IceCache

Actor(s): IcePeony

VTCollection    

According to nao_sec, this malware is an IIS backdoor.

References
2024-10-16nao_secnao_sec
IcePeony with the '996' work culture
IceCache IceEvent IcePeony
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_ice_cache_auto (20260504 | Detects win.ice_cache.)
rule win_ice_cache_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.ice_cache."
        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.ice_cache"
        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 = { 84c0 0f844e010000 48897b10 48837b1810 7205 488b03 eb03 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   84c0                 | inc                 ecx
            //   0f844e010000         | or                  esi, 0xffffffff
            //   48897b10             | dec                 eax
            //   48837b1810           | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp + 0x2f], edi
            //   7205                 | jne                 0x5af
            //   488b03               | mov                 ecx, edi
            //   eb03                 | dec                 esp

        $sequence_1 = { 4883ec28 488d0d5db40400 ff15???????? 488d0df0b50400 ff15???????? 488d0d8bb40400 ff15???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   4883ec28             | dec                 eax
            //   488d0d5db40400       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0xd90], 7
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   488d0df0b50400       | inc                 sp
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   488d0d8bb40400       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0xd78], ebp
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_2 = { 754f 498b4010 80781900 7525 488bd8 488b00 80781900 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   754f                 | dec                 eax
            //   498b4010             | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x1208]
            //   80781900             | nop                 
            //   7525                 | dec                 eax
            //   488bd8               | lea                 edx, [esp + 0x1208]
            //   488b00               | dec                 eax
            //   80781900             | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x1888]

        $sequence_3 = { 48894d68 48c7457007000000 66894d58 4883cbff 488b4588 48394810 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   48894d68             | ror                 ebx, cl
            //   48c7457007000000     | dec                 eax
            //   66894d58             | mov                 ecx, ebx
            //   4883cbff             | dec                 eax
            //   488b4588             | lea                 ecx, [0x3e41d]
            //   48394810             | and                 edi, 0xfffffffd

        $sequence_4 = { e8???????? 4c8d0db1830100 b915000000 4c8d059d830100 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   4c8d0db1830100       | lea                 ecx, [edi + eax*8]
            //   b915000000           | dec                 esp
            //   4c8d059d830100       | mov                 edi, dword ptr [esp + 0x30]

        $sequence_5 = { 4c8bc7 488d55f7 488d4d97 e8???????? 488b7df7 8b45e7 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   4c8bc7               | movzx               ecx, byte ptr [edx + eax*4 + 0x434e2]
            //   488d55f7             | inc                 ebp
            //   488d4d97             | mov                 ebp, esp
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488b7df7             | inc                 esp
            //   8b45e7               | cmp                 esp, eax

        $sequence_6 = { 4d897c2410 49c744241807000000 6645893c24 eb03 4533ff 4c8b45d8 4983f808 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   4d897c2410           | dec                 eax
            //   49c744241807000000     | lea    eax, [0x23ecd]
            //   6645893c24           | dec                 eax
            //   eb03                 | mov                 dword ptr [ebx], eax
            //   4533ff               | xor                 ecx, ecx
            //   4c8b45d8             | dec                 eax
            //   4983f808             | mov                 dword ptr [edx], ecx

        $sequence_7 = { e8???????? 4885db 7528 488d0d5c450400 e8???????? 488b1d???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   4885db               | lea                 eax, [0x3cbd0]
            //   7528                 | dec                 eax
            //   488d0d5c450400       | mov                 dword ptr [ecx], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488b1d????????       |                     

        $sequence_8 = { 7458 837c245000 7651 4c89742420 4c8d4c2454 41b800100000 488d9580000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   7458                 | jmp                 0x11f8
            //   837c245000           | inc                 ecx
            //   7651                 | mov                 byte ptr [edi + 8], 1
            //   4c89742420           | dec                 ecx
            //   4c8d4c2454           | mov                 eax, edi
            //   41b800100000         | jmp                 0x11d3
            //   488d9580000000       | dec                 eax

        $sequence_9 = { 90 488bd0 488d8c24180a0000 e8???????? 90 41b101 4c8bc3 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   90                   | dec                 eax
            //   488bd0               | mov                 ecx, 0xaaaaaaa9
            //   488d8c24180a0000     | stosb               byte ptr es:[edi], al
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   90                   | stosb               byte ptr es:[edi], al
            //   41b101               | stosb               byte ptr es:[edi], al
            //   4c8bc3               | add                 cl, byte ptr [ebx + ecx*4 - 0x26]

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 801792
}
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