SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.keyboy (Back to overview)

KeyBoy

aka: TSSL

Actor(s): Pirate Panda


There is no description at this point.

References
2020SecureworksSecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:bronze:a654071, author = {SecureWorks}, title = {{BRONZE HOBART}}, date = {2020}, organization = {Secureworks}, url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/bronze-hobart}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-05-23} } BRONZE HOBART
KeyBoy APT23
2018-03-14Trend MicroJaromír Hořejší, Joey Chen, Joseph C. Chen
@online{hoej:20180314:tropic:352cf22, author = {Jaromír Hořejší and Joey Chen and Joseph C. Chen}, title = {{Tropic Trooper’s New Strategy}}, date = {2018-03-14}, organization = {Trend Micro}, url = {https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/tropic-trooper-new-strategy/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-09} } Tropic Trooper’s New Strategy
KeyBoy APT23
2017-11-02PWC UKBart Parys
@online{parys:20171102:keyboys:b57094e, author = {Bart Parys}, title = {{The KeyBoys are back in town}}, date = {2017-11-02}, organization = {PWC UK}, url = {https://www.pwc.co.uk/issues/cyber-security-data-privacy/research/the-keyboys-are-back-in-town.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-06-18} } The KeyBoys are back in town
KeyBoy
2016-11-17CitizenLabAdam Hulcoop, Matt Brooks, Etienne Maynier, John Scott-Railton, Masashi Crete-Nishihata
@online{hulcoop:20161117:its:b644801, author = {Adam Hulcoop and Matt Brooks and Etienne Maynier and John Scott-Railton and Masashi Crete-Nishihata}, title = {{It’s Parliamentary - KeyBoy and the targeting of the Tibetan Community}}, date = {2016-11-17}, organization = {CitizenLab}, url = {https://citizenlab.ca/2016/11/parliament-keyboy/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-07-11} } It’s Parliamentary - KeyBoy and the targeting of the Tibetan Community
KeyBoy
2013-06-07Rapid7 LabsClaudio Guarnieri, Mark Schloesser
@online{guarnieri:20130607:keyboy:58ebd77, author = {Claudio Guarnieri and Mark Schloesser}, title = {{KeyBoy, Targeted Attacks against Vietnam and India}}, date = {2013-06-07}, organization = {Rapid7 Labs}, url = {https://blog.rapid7.com/2013/06/07/keyboy-targeted-attacks-against-vietnam-and-india/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } KeyBoy, Targeted Attacks against Vietnam and India
KeyBoy APT23
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_keyboy_auto (20230125 | Detects win.keyboy.)
rule win_keyboy_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2023-01-25"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.keyboy."
        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.keyboy"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20230124"
        malpedia_hash = "2ee0eebba83dce3d019a90519f2f972c0fcf9686"
        malpedia_version = "20230125"
        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 = { 51 ff75d8 6a00 ff75c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 600
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   ff75d8               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x28]
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   ff75c0               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x40]

        $sequence_1 = { 6a00 8945f2 8d45f8 50 }
            // n = 4, score = 600
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   8945f2               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0xe], eax
            //   8d45f8               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 8]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_2 = { 8d45f8 50 6a0e 8d45e8 }
            // n = 4, score = 600
            //   8d45f8               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 8]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6a0e                 | push                0xe
            //   8d45e8               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x18]

        $sequence_3 = { c705????????d87f958c c705????????0caa6c89 c705????????a856701f c705????????597e743c c705????????0a9769e0 }
            // n = 5, score = 500
            //   c705????????d87f958c     |     
            //   c705????????0caa6c89     |     
            //   c705????????a856701f     |     
            //   c705????????597e743c     |     
            //   c705????????0a9769e0     |     

        $sequence_4 = { c705????????890e9944 c705????????dbd99823 c705????????d468bcb5 c705????????2086e659 c705????????eec45abf }
            // n = 5, score = 500
            //   c705????????890e9944     |     
            //   c705????????dbd99823     |     
            //   c705????????d468bcb5     |     
            //   c705????????2086e659     |     
            //   c705????????eec45abf     |     

        $sequence_5 = { c705????????597e743c c705????????0a9769e0 c705????????c4b85363 c705????????3abf261f }
            // n = 4, score = 500
            //   c705????????597e743c     |     
            //   c705????????0a9769e0     |     
            //   c705????????c4b85363     |     
            //   c705????????3abf261f     |     

        $sequence_6 = { c3 3b0d???????? f27502 f2c3 f2e953030000 55 }
            // n = 6, score = 500
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   3b0d????????         |                     
            //   f27502               | bnd jne             5
            //   f2c3                 | bnd ret             
            //   f2e953030000         | bnd jmp             0x359
            //   55                   | push                ebp

        $sequence_7 = { e8???????? 85c0 790b b883ffffff }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   790b                 | jns                 0xd
            //   b883ffffff           | mov                 eax, 0xffffff83

        $sequence_8 = { 57 8bf9 0f1145f0 85d2 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   8bf9                 | mov                 edi, ecx
            //   0f1145f0             | movups              xmmword ptr [ebp - 0x10], xmm0
            //   85d2                 | test                edx, edx

        $sequence_9 = { 2408 f6d8 1ac0 24dd 88474e e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   2408                 | and                 al, 8
            //   f6d8                 | neg                 al
            //   1ac0                 | sbb                 al, al
            //   24dd                 | and                 al, 0xdd
            //   88474e               | mov                 byte ptr [edi + 0x4e], al
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_10 = { c745ec5c417070 c745f06c655c55 8bf2 c745f470646174 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   c745ec5c417070       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x14], 0x7070415c
            //   c745f06c655c55       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x10], 0x555c656c
            //   8bf2                 | mov                 esi, edx
            //   c745f470646174       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0xc], 0x74616470

        $sequence_11 = { 83c40c e8???????? 8d45d0 c745d04b65726e 50 }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   83c40c               | add                 esp, 0xc
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8d45d0               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x30]
            //   c745d04b65726e       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x30], 0x6e72654b
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_12 = { c705????????e6cd2b66 c705????????79e66d38 c705????????ba66ea37 c705????????1671e665 c705????????f3106cb3 c705????????526c1ed0 }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   c705????????e6cd2b66     |     
            //   c705????????79e66d38     |     
            //   c705????????ba66ea37     |     
            //   c705????????1671e665     |     
            //   c705????????f3106cb3     |     
            //   c705????????526c1ed0     |     

        $sequence_13 = { e9???????? bbfeffffff eb05 bbfdffffff }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   bbfeffffff           | mov                 ebx, 0xfffffffe
            //   eb05                 | jmp                 7
            //   bbfdffffff           | mov                 ebx, 0xfffffffd

        $sequence_14 = { 8d46d6 99 83e23f 03c2 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   8d46d6               | lea                 eax, [esi - 0x2a]
            //   99                   | cdq                 
            //   83e23f               | and                 edx, 0x3f
            //   03c2                 | add                 eax, edx

        $sequence_15 = { 24a0 3ca0 7518 b800080000 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   24a0                 | and                 al, 0xa0
            //   3ca0                 | cmp                 al, 0xa0
            //   7518                 | jne                 0x1a
            //   b800080000           | mov                 eax, 0x800

        $sequence_16 = { 53 56 57 68cc020000 8d852cfdffff }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   68cc020000           | push                0x2cc
            //   8d852cfdffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x2d4]

        $sequence_17 = { c1e810 884106 8bc2 c1e808 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   c1e810               | shr                 eax, 0x10
            //   884106               | mov                 byte ptr [ecx + 6], al
            //   8bc2                 | mov                 eax, edx
            //   c1e808               | shr                 eax, 8

        $sequence_18 = { 8d852cfdffff 8bf2 6a00 50 89b528fdffff }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   8d852cfdffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x2d4]
            //   8bf2                 | mov                 esi, edx
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   89b528fdffff         | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x2d8], esi

        $sequence_19 = { e8???????? 85c0 755e 83ff20 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   755e                 | jne                 0x60
            //   83ff20               | cmp                 edi, 0x20

        $sequence_20 = { 80f185 880c3e 46 3bf2 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   80f185               | xor                 cl, 0x85
            //   880c3e               | mov                 byte ptr [esi + edi], cl
            //   46                   | inc                 esi
            //   3bf2                 | cmp                 esi, edx

        $sequence_21 = { b901000000 eb0f 3cfe 7509 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   b901000000           | mov                 ecx, 1
            //   eb0f                 | jmp                 0x11
            //   3cfe                 | cmp                 al, 0xfe
            //   7509                 | jne                 0xb

        $sequence_22 = { 8a043e 0fbe4c8de0 3401 0fbec0 0fafc8 80f185 880c3e }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   8a043e               | mov                 al, byte ptr [esi + edi]
            //   0fbe4c8de0           | movsx               ecx, byte ptr [ebp + ecx*4 - 0x20]
            //   3401                 | xor                 al, 1
            //   0fbec0               | movsx               eax, al
            //   0fafc8               | imul                ecx, eax
            //   80f185               | xor                 cl, 0x85
            //   880c3e               | mov                 byte ptr [esi + edi], cl

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 2170880
}
[TLP:WHITE] win_keyboy_w0   (20180301 | No description)
import "pe"

rule win_keyboy_w0 {
    meta:
        author = "Florian Roth"
        reference = "http://www.pwc.co.uk/issues/cyber-security-data-privacy/research/the-keyboys-are-back-in-town.html"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.keyboy"
        malpedia_version = "20180301"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"
    strings:
        $x1 = "reg add HKLM\\%s\\Parameters /v ServiceDll /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d \"%s\" /f" fullword ascii
        $x3 = "Internet using \\svchost.exe -k  -n 3" fullword ascii
        $x4 = "reg add \"HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Winlogon\" /v SFCDisable /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f" fullword ascii

        $s1 = "sc create %s binpath= \"%s\" Type= share Start= auto DisplayName= \"%s\"" fullword ascii
        $s2 = "ExecCmd:%s" fullword ascii
        $s3 = "szCommand : %s" fullword ascii
        $s4 = "Current user is a member of the %s\\%s group" fullword ascii
        $s5 = "icacls %s /grant administrators:F" fullword ascii
        $s6 = "Ping 127.0.0.1 goto Repeat" fullword ascii
        $s7 = "Start MoveFile %s -> %s" fullword ascii
        $s8 = "move %s\\dllcache%s %s\\dllcache\\%s" fullword ascii
        $s9 = "%s\\cmd.exe /c \"%s\"" fullword ascii
    condition:
        pe.imphash() == "68f7eced34c46808756db4b0c45fb589" or
        ( pe.exports("Insys") and pe.exports("Inuser") and pe.exports("SSSS") ) or
        1 of ($x*) or
        4 of them
}
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