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win.olympic_destroyer (Back to overview)

Olympic Destroyer

aka: SOURGRAPE
VTCollection    

Malware which seems to have no function other than to disrupt computer systems related to the 2018 Winter Olympic event.

References
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2022-08-13YoutTube (Blue Team Village)Seongsu Park
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2022-08-12CrowdStrikeIoan Iacob, Iulian Madalin Ionita
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2022-04-28FortinetGergely Revay
An Overview of the Increasing Wiper Malware Threat
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2020-11-12YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)Tomorrow Unlocked
They wanted us to point the finger in the wrong direction!
Olympic Destroyer
2020-11-12YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)Tomorrow Unlocked
Those hackers wanted to be found!
Olympic Destroyer
2020-11-12YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)Tomorrow Unlocked
Who hacked the 2018 Winter Games?
Olympic Destroyer
2020-10-19Riskint BlogCurtis
Revisited: Fancy Bear's New Faces...and Sandworms' too
BlackEnergy EternalPetya Industroyer Olympic Destroyer
2020-10-19WiredAndy Greenberg
US Indicts Sandworm, Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit
EternalPetya Olympic Destroyer
2020-07-29Kaspersky LabsGReAT
APT trends report Q2 2020
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2019-10-17WiredAndy Greenberg
The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History
Olympic Destroyer
2019-08-01Kaspersky LabsGReAT
APT trends report Q2 2019
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2019-05-08Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communications Inc.
2019 Data Breach Investigations Report
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2018-06-19Kaspersky LabsGReAT
Hades, the actor behind Olympic Destroyer is still alive
Olympic Destroyer
2018-03-28Robert Michel
Dissecting Olympic Destroyer – a walk-through
Olympic Destroyer
2018-03-09Lastlinelastline Labs Team
From Russia(?) with Code
Olympic Destroyer
2018-03-08Kaspersky LabsGReAT
The devil’s in the Rich header
Olympic Destroyer
2018-03-08Kaspersky LabsGReAT
OlympicDestroyer is here to trick the industry
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-26Cisco TalosMartin Lee, Paul Rascagnères
Who Wasn’t Responsible for Olympic Destroyer?
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-21LastlineAlexander Sevtsov, Stefano Ortolani
Olympic Destroyer: A new Candidate in South Korea
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-15MBSDSatoshi Sugawara, Takashi Yoshikawa
Olympic Destroyer
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-13EndgameDevon Kerr
Stopping Olympic Destroyer: New Process Injection Insights
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-12CiscoBen Baker, Matthew Molyett, Paul Rascagnères, Warren Mercer
Olympic Destroyer Takes Aim At Winter Olympics
Olympic Destroyer
2018-01-01Virus BulletinPaul Rascagnères, Warren Mercer
VB2018 paper: Who wasn’t responsible for Olympic Destroyer
Olympic Destroyer
2017-05-31MITREMITRE ATT&CK
Sandworm Team
CyclopsBlink Exaramel BlackEnergy EternalPetya Exaramel GreyEnergy KillDisk MimiKatz Olympic Destroyer Sandworm
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_olympic_destroyer_auto (20260504 | Detects win.olympic_destroyer.)
rule win_olympic_destroyer_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.olympic_destroyer."
        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.olympic_destroyer"
        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 33c0 89542414 57 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax
            //   89542414             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x14], edx
            //   57                   | push                edi

        $sequence_1 = { 89442418 85c0 7419 56 8d542414 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   89442418             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x18], eax
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7419                 | je                  0x1b
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   8d542414             | lea                 edx, [esp + 0x14]

        $sequence_2 = { 3b0cc5686a4000 740a 40 83f816 72ee }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   3b0cc5686a4000       | cmp                 ecx, dword ptr [eax*8 + 0x406a68]
            //   740a                 | je                  0xc
            //   40                   | inc                 eax
            //   83f816               | cmp                 eax, 0x16
            //   72ee                 | jb                  0xfffffff0

        $sequence_3 = { 51 8bcb e8???????? 8b75ec 83c404 8945e4 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8bcb                 | mov                 ecx, ebx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b75ec               | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ebp - 0x14]
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   8945e4               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x1c], eax

        $sequence_4 = { 50 6a03 683f010000 ff75e0 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6a03                 | push                3
            //   683f010000           | push                0x13f
            //   ff75e0               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x20]

        $sequence_5 = { 76cb 83c614 6a04 57 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   76cb                 | jbe                 0xffffffcd
            //   83c614               | add                 esi, 0x14
            //   6a04                 | push                4
            //   57                   | push                edi

        $sequence_6 = { ff15???????? 83c420 6810040000 8d85dcf7ffff 50 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   83c420               | add                 esp, 0x20
            //   6810040000           | push                0x410
            //   8d85dcf7ffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x824]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_7 = { 8d7e10 85ff 7476 8bcf e8???????? 85c0 746b }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   8d7e10               | lea                 edi, [esi + 0x10]
            //   85ff                 | test                edi, edi
            //   7476                 | je                  0x78
            //   8bcf                 | mov                 ecx, edi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   746b                 | je                  0x6d

        $sequence_8 = { 51 8bcb e8???????? 8bc8 83c408 85c9 0f858d000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8bcb                 | mov                 ecx, ebx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8bc8                 | mov                 ecx, eax
            //   83c408               | add                 esp, 8
            //   85c9                 | test                ecx, ecx
            //   0f858d000000         | jne                 0x93

        $sequence_9 = { ff15???????? 57 ff15???????? 81bd7cf9ffff40420f00 760e ffb590f9ffff }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   81bd7cf9ffff40420f00     | cmp    dword ptr [ebp - 0x684], 0xf4240
            //   760e                 | jbe                 0x10
            //   ffb590f9ffff         | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x670]

        $sequence_10 = { 51 8bce 8d52ff e8???????? 83c408 85c0 0f851f040000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8bce                 | mov                 ecx, esi
            //   8d52ff               | lea                 edx, [edx - 1]
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c408               | add                 esp, 8
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   0f851f040000         | jne                 0x425

        $sequence_11 = { 51 8bce 8944244c 89bc2480000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8bce                 | mov                 ecx, esi
            //   8944244c             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x4c], eax
            //   89bc2480000000       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x80], edi

        $sequence_12 = { 898c24b0000000 898424b4000000 c7460400000000 85c9 7435 0fb74602 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   898c24b0000000       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0xb0], ecx
            //   898424b4000000       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0xb4], eax
            //   c7460400000000       | mov                 dword ptr [esi + 4], 0
            //   85c9                 | test                ecx, ecx
            //   7435                 | je                  0x37
            //   0fb74602             | movzx               eax, word ptr [esi + 2]

        $sequence_13 = { 8975e8 ff15???????? 8d45dc 50 68???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   8975e8               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x18], esi
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8d45dc               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x24]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_14 = { 51 8bce 8b4004 894510 e8???????? 8b4d10 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8bce                 | mov                 ecx, esi
            //   8b4004               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax + 4]
            //   894510               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp + 0x10], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b4d10               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x10]

        $sequence_15 = { c3 8b742420 51 ff15???????? 8bc6 5f 5e }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   8b742420             | mov                 esi, dword ptr [esp + 0x20]
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8bc6                 | mov                 eax, esi
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi

        $sequence_16 = { 770e 8b8de8efffff 398df0efffff 7690 53 ff15???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   770e                 | ja                  0x10
            //   8b8de8efffff         | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x1018]
            //   398df0efffff         | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x1010], ecx
            //   7690                 | jbe                 0xffffff92
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_17 = { 85db 0f84f6000000 8b4308 8b5304 89442414 8d44242c 51 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   85db                 | test                ebx, ebx
            //   0f84f6000000         | je                  0xfc
            //   8b4308               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebx + 8]
            //   8b5304               | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ebx + 4]
            //   89442414             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x14], eax
            //   8d44242c             | lea                 eax, [esp + 0x2c]
            //   51                   | push                ecx

        $sequence_18 = { 51 8bce e8???????? 6a00 68???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8bce                 | mov                 ecx, esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_19 = { 50 68???????? 56 ff15???????? 8b45dc 8945f0 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8b45dc               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x24]
            //   8945f0               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x10], eax

        $sequence_20 = { 8d442424 89442414 c7442418d0f25500 8b0f }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   8d442424             | lea                 eax, [esp + 0x24]
            //   89442414             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x14], eax
            //   c7442418d0f25500     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x18], 0x55f2d0
            //   8b0f                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [edi]

        $sequence_21 = { 51 8bcf 89442424 e8???????? 8b542424 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8bcf                 | mov                 ecx, edi
            //   89442424             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x24], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b542424             | mov                 edx, dword ptr [esp + 0x24]

        $sequence_22 = { 89442414 e8???????? 33c9 83c404 85c0 0f45f9 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   89442414             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x14], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   33c9                 | xor                 ecx, ecx
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   0f45f9               | cmovne              edi, ecx

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 1392640
}
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