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win.isspace (Back to overview)

IsSpace

aka: NfLog RAT

Actor(s): DragonOK, Samurai Panda

VTCollection    

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References
2022-07-18 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Unit 42
Shallow Taurus
FormerFirstRAT IsSpace NewCT PlugX Poison Ivy Tidepool DragonOK
2020-01-01 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
BRONZE EXPRESS
9002 RAT CHINACHOPPER IsSpace NewCT PlugX smac APT26
2020-01-01 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
BRONZE OVERBROOK
Aveo DDKONG IsSpace PLAINTEE PlugX Rambo DragonOK
2017-01-05 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Josh Grunzweig
DragonOK Updates Toolset and Targets Multiple Geographic Regions
IsSpace SysGet
2015-09-11 ⋅ Raytheon Blackbird Technologies ⋅ Raytheon Blackbird Technologies
20150911-280-CSIT-15085 NfLog
IsSpace
2015-07-20 ⋅ paloalto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Bryan Lee, Josh Grunzweig
Watering Hole Attack on Aerospace Firm Exploits CVE-2015-5122 to Install IsSpace Backdoor
IsSpace
2014-01-01 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ FireEye
Operation Quantum Entanglement
IsSpace NewCT Poison Ivy SysGet
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_isspace_auto (20260917 | Detects win.isspace.)
rule win_isspace_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-09-17"
        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 = "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 = { 6a00 6a1c eb0a 6a00 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a1c                 | push                0x1c
            //   eb0a                 | jmp                 0xc
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_1 = { c701???????? a1???????? 85c0 7409 50 e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   c701????????         |                     
            //   a1????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7409                 | je                  0xb
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_2 = { 68???????? eb04 83c007 50 e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   eb04                 | jmp                 6
            //   83c007               | add                 eax, 7
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_3 = { 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_4 = { c1e802 40 8d0cc500000000 2bc8 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   c1e802               | shr                 eax, 2
            //   40                   | inc                 eax
            //   8d0cc500000000       | lea                 ecx, [eax*8]
            //   2bc8                 | sub                 ecx, eax

        $sequence_5 = { 50 81eca8000000 a1???????? 3145f8 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   81eca8000000         | sub                 esp, 0xa8
            //   a1????????           |                     
            //   3145f8               | xor                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], eax

        $sequence_6 = { 7411 68???????? 50 ff15???????? a3???????? 6a00 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   7411                 | je                  0x13
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   a3????????           |                     
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_7 = { 56 ff15???????? 68???????? ff15???????? 85c0 7411 68???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7411                 | je                  0x13
            //   68????????           |                     

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 434176
}
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