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win.kimsuky (Back to overview)

Kimsuky

Actor(s): Kimsuki, Kimsuky

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References
2025-07-25Aryaka NetworksAditya K. Sood, varadharajan krishnasamy
The Operational Blueprint of Kimsuky APT for Cyber Espionage
Kimsuky
2024-12-10Hunt.ioHunt.io
“Million OK !!!!” and the Naver Facade: Tracking Recent Suspected Kimsuky Infrastructure
Kimsuky
2023-05-22AhnLabASEC
Kimsuky Group Using Meterpreter to Attack Web Servers
Kimsuky Meterpreter
2023-01-01ThreatMonSeyit Sigirci (@h3xecute), ThreatMon Malware Research Team
Unraveling the Layers: Analysis of Kimsuky's Multi-Staged Cyberattack
Kimsuky
2022-08-26cocomelonc
Malware development: persistence - part 9. Default file extension hijacking. Simple C++ example.
Kimsuky
2022-08-09Medium walmartglobaltechJason Reaves, Joshua Platt
Pivoting on a SharpExt to profile Kimusky panels for great good
Kimsuky
2022-08-02ASECASEC Analysis Team
Word File Provided as External Link When Replying to Attacker’s Email (Kimsuky)
Kimsuky
2022-04-20cocomelonccocomelonc
Malware development: persistence - part 1. Registry run keys. C++ example.
Agent Tesla Amadey BlackEnergy Cobian RAT COZYDUKE Emotet Empire Downloader Kimsuky
2022-01-05AhnLabASEC Analysis Team
Analysis Report on Kimsuky Group’s APT Attacks (AppleSeed, PebbleDash)
Appleseed Kimsuky PEBBLEDASH
2021-10-07S2W Inc.Jaeki Kim, Kyoung-ju Kwak, Sojun Ryu
Operation Newton: Hi Kimsuky? Did an Apple(seed) really fall on Newton’s head?
Appleseed Kimsuky
2021-08-23InQuestDmitry Melikov
Kimsuky Espionage Campaign
Kimsuky
2020-12-15KISAKISA
Operation MUZABI
Kimsuky
2020-06-12ThreatConnectThreatConnect Research Team
Probable Sandworm Infrastructure
Avaddon Emotet Kimsuky
2020-03-10Virus BulletinJaeki Kim, Kyoung-Ju Kwak (郭炅周), Min-Chang Jang
Kimsuky group: tracking the king of the spear phishing
Kimsuky MyDogs
2020-03-04MetaSwan's LabMetaSwan
Kimsuky group's resume impersonation malware
Kimsuky
2020-02-19LexfoLexfo
The Lazarus Constellation A study on North Korean malware
FastCash AppleJeus BADCALL Bankshot Brambul Dtrack Duuzer DYEPACK ELECTRICFISH HARDRAIN Hermes HOPLIGHT Joanap KEYMARBLE Kimsuky MimiKatz MyDoom NACHOCHEESE NavRAT PowerRatankba RokRAT Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) Volgmer WannaCryptor
2020-02-18PWC UKKris McConkey, Sveva Vittoria Scenarelli
Tracking ‘Kimsuky’, the North Korea-based cyber espionage group: Part 1
Kimsuky
2019-10-04Virus BulletinJaeki Kim, Kyoung-ju Kwak, Min-Chang Jang
Kimsuky group: tracking the king of the spear-phishing
Kimsuky
2019-09-11PrevailionDanny Adamitis, Elizabeth Wharton
Autumn Aperture
Kimsuky
2019-09-11Danny Adamitis
Autumn Aperture Report
Kimsuky
2019-06-10ESTsecurityAlyac
[Special Report] APT Campaign 'Konni' & 'Kimsuky' Organizations Found in Common
Kimsuky
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_kimsuky_auto (20251219 | Detects win.kimsuky.)
rule win_kimsuky_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-01-05"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.kimsuky."
        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.kimsuky"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260105"
        malpedia_hash = "19b79e7cab4eaf532122e5b45a77dd8f6bb5cc79"
        malpedia_version = "20251219"
        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 = { 8d85f8feffff 6804010000 50 e8???????? 8d85f0fcffff }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   8d85f8feffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x108]
            //   6804010000           | push                0x104
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8d85f0fcffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x310]

        $sequence_1 = { ffd7 a3???????? 8d85ecfbffff 50 53 ffd7 }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   ffd7                 | call                edi
            //   a3????????           |                     
            //   8d85ecfbffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x414]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   ffd7                 | call                edi

        $sequence_2 = { 6a00 6800f70484 6a00 6a00 68???????? 8d85e4fbffff 50 }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6800f70484           | push                0x8404f700
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   8d85e4fbffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x41c]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_3 = { ff15???????? 3db7000000 7503 56 eb18 6a00 }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   3db7000000           | cmp                 eax, 0xb7
            //   7503                 | jne                 5
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   eb18                 | jmp                 0x1a
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_4 = { 8d95f0fcffff b9???????? e8???????? 8d95ecfbffff b9???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   8d95f0fcffff         | lea                 edx, [ebp - 0x310]
            //   b9????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8d95ecfbffff         | lea                 edx, [ebp - 0x414]
            //   b9????????           |                     

        $sequence_5 = { ff15???????? 8d85ecfbffff 50 8d85f8feffff 50 8d85f4fdffff 68???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8d85ecfbffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x414]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d85f8feffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x108]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d85f4fdffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x20c]
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_6 = { e8???????? 83c418 8d85f8feffff 6a00 50 ff15???????? 8d85ecfbffff }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c418               | add                 esp, 0x18
            //   8d85f8feffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x108]
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8d85ecfbffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x414]

        $sequence_7 = { ff15???????? 85c0 7516 ff15???????? 8bd8 e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7516                 | jne                 0x18
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8bd8                 | mov                 ebx, eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_8 = { ffd7 a3???????? 8d85d4f5ffff 50 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   ffd7                 | call                edi
            //   a3????????           |                     
            //   8d85d4f5ffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0xa2c]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_9 = { 8b4520 4883c514 85c0 0f857affffff 4c8b7c2460 4c8b6c2420 4c8b642428 }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   8b4520               | inc                 ecx
            //   4883c514             | push                esi
            //   85c0                 | inc                 ecx
            //   0f857affffff         | push                edi
            //   4c8b7c2460           | dec                 eax
            //   4c8b6c2420           | sub                 esp, 0x40
            //   4c8b642428           | dec                 eax

        $sequence_10 = { 4156 4157 4883ec40 48896c2470 }
            // n = 4, score = 300
            //   4156                 | dec                 eax
            //   4157                 | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x30], edi
            //   4883ec40             | dec                 eax
            //   48896c2470           | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x60], ebp

        $sequence_11 = { 48896c2460 488b4818 41bb01000000 4c8b7120 4d85f6 }
            // n = 5, score = 300
            //   48896c2460           | dec                 esp
            //   488b4818             | mov                 edi, dword ptr [esp + 0x60]
            //   41bb01000000         | dec                 esp
            //   4c8b7120             | mov                 ebp, dword ptr [esp + 0x20]
            //   4d85f6               | dec                 esp

        $sequence_12 = { 33d2 4883c9ff 4903de ff542468 4533c0 498bce }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   33d2                 | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x70], ebp
            //   4883c9ff             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp + 0x20]
            //   4903de               | dec                 eax
            //   ff542468             | add                 ebp, 0x14
            //   4533c0               | test                eax, eax
            //   498bce               | jne                 0xffffff86

        $sequence_13 = { 488b6c2460 4c637d3c 33c9 41b800300000 4c03fd 448d4940 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   488b6c2460           | dec                 eax
            //   4c637d3c             | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [eax + 0x18]
            //   33c9                 | inc                 ecx
            //   41b800300000         | mov                 ebx, 1
            //   4c03fd               | dec                 esp
            //   448d4940             | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ecx + 0x20]

        $sequence_14 = { 48896c2470 4889742438 4533ff 4c89642428 4c896c2420 33f6 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   48896c2470           | mov                 esp, dword ptr [esp + 0x28]
            //   4889742438           | xor                 edx, edx
            //   4533ff               | dec                 eax
            //   4c89642428           | or                  ecx, 0xffffffff
            //   4c896c2420           | dec                 ecx
            //   33f6                 | add                 ebx, esi

        $sequence_15 = { 7405 48ffcd ebdb 65488b042560000000 48897c2430 48896c2460 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   7405                 | je                  7
            //   48ffcd               | dec                 eax
            //   ebdb                 | dec                 ebp
            //   65488b042560000000     | jmp    0xffffffdd
            //   48897c2430           | dec                 eax
            //   48896c2460           | mov                 eax, dword ptr [0x60]

        $sequence_16 = { 85c9 0f8494020000 89bda0000000 897d30 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   85c9                 | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x70], ebp
            //   0f8494020000         | dec                 eax
            //   89bda0000000         | sub                 esp, 0x40
            //   897d30               | dec                 eax

        $sequence_17 = { 89442450 8bf0 8bc8 e8???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   89442450             | dec                 eax
            //   8bf0                 | sub                 esp, 0x40
            //   8bc8                 | dec                 eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_18 = { 85c0 0f84b3000000 85f6 0f8497000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   85c0                 | inc                 ecx
            //   0f84b3000000         | push                esi
            //   85f6                 | inc                 ecx
            //   0f8497000000         | push                edi

        $sequence_19 = { 85c0 0f84e6000000 c6850801000000 33c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   85c0                 | test                esi, esi
            //   0f84e6000000         | je                  0x1e9
            //   c6850801000000       | inc                 eax
            //   33c0                 | push                ebx

        $sequence_20 = { 4c89642430 c744242880000000 c744242002000000 4533c9 4533c0 ba00000040 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   4c89642430           | jne                 0x18
            //   c744242880000000     | mov                 ebx, eax
            //   c744242002000000     | imul                ebx, eax
            //   4533c9               | mov                 ebx, eax
            //   4533c0               | imul                ebx, eax
            //   ba00000040           | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_21 = { 8bcf 85c0 0f94c1 85c9 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   8bcf                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [eax + 0x18]
            //   85c0                 | inc                 ecx
            //   0f94c1               | mov                 ebx, 1
            //   85c9                 | dec                 esp

        $sequence_22 = { 488d8a38000000 e9???????? 488d8a28010000 e9???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   488d8a38000000       | mov                 esi, eax
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   488d8a28010000       | add                 esp, 0x18
            //   e9????????           |                     

        $sequence_23 = { 895c2458 eb04 8b5c2458 c685700d000000 33d2 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   895c2458             | dec                 ecx
            //   eb04                 | mov                 ecx, esi
            //   8b5c2458             | dec                 eax
            //   c685700d000000       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x60], ebp
            //   33d2                 | dec                 eax

        $sequence_24 = { 8bd7 3bd8 0f94c2 85d2 7419 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   8bd7                 | inc                 ecx
            //   3bd8                 | mov                 ebx, 1
            //   0f94c2               | dec                 esp
            //   85d2                 | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ecx + 0x20]
            //   7419                 | dec                 ebp

        $sequence_25 = { 488d95003e0000 488bc8 e8???????? 90 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   488d95003e0000       | je                  0x20
            //   488bc8               | test                eax, eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   90                   | je                  0xec

        $sequence_26 = { 488d9510010000 488d4dc0 e8???????? 90 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   488d9510010000       | imul                ebx, eax
            //   488d4dc0             | mov                 ebx, eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   90                   | imul                ebx, eax

        $sequence_27 = { 488d9510010000 498bce ff15???????? 498bce }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   488d9510010000       | mov                 eax, esi
            //   498bce               | dec                 ebp
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   498bce               | sub                 eax, dword ptr [edi + 0x30]

        $sequence_28 = { 488d9500010000 4883bd1801000008 480f439500010000 4c8d05c2850500 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   488d9500010000       | sete                cl
            //   4883bd1801000008     | test                ecx, ecx
            //   480f439500010000     | je                  0x2a1
            //   4c8d05c2850500       | mov                 ecx, edi

        $sequence_29 = { 488d9424c0000000 4883bc24d800000008 480f439424c0000000 48895c2438 c744243000f70484 48895c2428 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   488d9424c0000000     | mov                 ebx, eax
            //   4883bc24d800000008     | imul    ebx, eax
            //   480f439424c0000000     | mov    dword ptr [esp + 0x58], ebx
            //   48895c2438           | jmp                 6
            //   c744243000f70484     | mov                 ebx, dword ptr [esp + 0x58]
            //   48895c2428           | mov                 byte ptr [ebp + 0xd70], 0

        $sequence_30 = { 488d9508010000 488d4c2440 e8???????? 90 488b542458 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   488d9508010000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp + 0xa0], edi
            //   488d4c2440           | mov                 dword ptr [ebp + 0x30], edi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   90                   | xor                 eax, eax
            //   488b542458           | test                eax, eax

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 1021952
}
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