SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.isspace (Back to overview)

IsSpace

aka: NfLog RAT

Actor(s): DragonOK, Samurai Panda

VTCollection    

There is no description at this point.

References
2022-07-18Palo Alto Networks Unit 42Unit 42
Shallow Taurus
FormerFirstRAT IsSpace NewCT PlugX Poison Ivy Tidepool DragonOK
2020-01-01SecureworksSecureWorks
BRONZE EXPRESS
9002 RAT CHINACHOPPER IsSpace NewCT PlugX smac APT26
2020-01-01SecureworksSecureWorks
BRONZE OVERBROOK
Aveo DDKONG IsSpace PLAINTEE PlugX Rambo DragonOK
2017-01-05Palo Alto Networks Unit 42Josh Grunzweig
DragonOK Updates Toolset and Targets Multiple Geographic Regions
IsSpace SysGet
2015-09-11Raytheon Blackbird TechnologiesRaytheon Blackbird Technologies
20150911-280-CSIT-15085 NfLog
IsSpace
2015-07-20paloalto Networks Unit 42Bryan Lee, Josh Grunzweig
Watering Hole Attack on Aerospace Firm Exploits CVE-2015-5122 to Install IsSpace Backdoor
IsSpace
2014-01-01FireEyeFireEye
Operation Quantum Entanglement
IsSpace NewCT Poison Ivy SysGet
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_isspace_auto (20260504 | Detects win.isspace.)
rule win_isspace_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.isspace."
        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.isspace"
        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 = { 56 e8???????? 6800010000 8d8600010000 6a00 50 e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   6800010000           | push                0x100
            //   8d8600010000         | lea                 eax, [esi + 0x100]
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_1 = { 7507 68???????? eb04 83c007 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   7507                 | jne                 9
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   eb04                 | jmp                 6
            //   83c007               | add                 eax, 7

        $sequence_2 = { 83c404 6683f809 740c 6683f806 7406 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   6683f809             | cmp                 ax, 9
            //   740c                 | je                  0xe
            //   6683f806             | cmp                 ax, 6
            //   7406                 | je                  8

        $sequence_3 = { 7411 68???????? 50 ff15???????? a3???????? 6a00 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   7411                 | je                  0x13
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   a3????????           |                     
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_4 = { e8???????? 85c0 750e 6810270000 ffd6 83ff03 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   750e                 | jne                 0x10
            //   6810270000           | push                0x2710
            //   ffd6                 | call                esi
            //   83ff03               | cmp                 edi, 3

        $sequence_5 = { c78548ffffff9c000000 e8???????? 8ad8 c745fc00000000 8d8548ffffff }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   c78548ffffff9c000000     | mov    dword ptr [ebp - 0xb8], 0x9c
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8ad8                 | mov                 bl, al
            //   c745fc00000000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], 0
            //   8d8548ffffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0xb8]

        $sequence_6 = { 6800020000 68???????? ff15???????? 85c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   6800020000           | push                0x200
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_7 = { 68???????? 68???????? 64a100000000 50 81eca8000000 a1???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   64a100000000         | mov                 eax, dword ptr fs:[0]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   81eca8000000         | sub                 esp, 0xa8
            //   a1????????           |                     

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 434176
}
Download all Yara Rules