SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.pickpocket (Back to overview)

PICKPOCKET

Actor(s): APT34


PICKPOCKET is a credential theft tool that dumps the user's website login credentials from Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer to a file. This tool was previously observed solely utilized by APT34.

References
2019-08-22CywareCyware
@online{cyware:20190822:apt34:3439fde, author = {Cyware}, title = {{APT34: The Helix Kitten Cybercriminal Group Loves to Meow Middle Eastern and International Organizations}}, date = {2019-08-22}, organization = {Cyware}, url = {https://cyware.com/blog/apt34-the-helix-kitten-cybercriminal-group-loves-to-meow-middle-eastern-and-international-organizations-48ae}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-06-29} } APT34: The Helix Kitten Cybercriminal Group Loves to Meow Middle Eastern and International Organizations
TwoFace BONDUPDATER POWRUNER QUADAGENT Helminth ISMAgent Karkoff LONGWATCH OopsIE PICKPOCKET RGDoor VALUEVAULT
2019-07-18FireEyeMatt Bromiley, Noah Klapprodt, Nick Schroeder, Jessica Rocchio
@online{bromiley:20190718:hard:7a6144e, author = {Matt Bromiley and Noah Klapprodt and Nick Schroeder and Jessica Rocchio}, title = {{Hard Pass: Declining APT34’s Invite to Join Their Professional Network}}, date = {2019-07-18}, organization = {FireEye}, url = {https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/07/hard-pass-declining-apt34-invite-to-join-their-professional-network.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } Hard Pass: Declining APT34’s Invite to Join Their Professional Network
LONGWATCH PICKPOCKET TONEDEAF VALUEVAULT
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_pickpocket_auto (20230407 | Detects win.pickpocket.)
rule win_pickpocket_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2023-03-28"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.pickpocket."
        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.pickpocket"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20230328"
        malpedia_hash = "9d2d75cef573c1c2d861f5197df8f563b05a305d"
        malpedia_version = "20230407"
        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 = { 85c0 740f b989000100 e8???????? e9???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   85c0                 | dec                 eax
            //   740f                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ecx]
            //   b989000100           | inc                 ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   e9????????           |                     

        $sequence_1 = { d3e0 a846 750f b99be00100 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   d3e0                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esi]
            //   a846                 | mov                 dword ptr [edi + 0x10], ecx
            //   750f                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ecx]
            //   b99be00100           | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esi]

        $sequence_2 = { 8a4201 84c0 7823 83e17f 0fb6c0 }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   8a4201               | push                esi
            //   84c0                 | push                0
            //   7823                 | push                9
            //   83e17f               | pop                 edx
            //   0fb6c0               | push                0

        $sequence_3 = { b935d70000 eb09 8bc7 eb0a b9a9d60000 }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   b935d70000           | je                  0x18f2
            //   eb09                 | cmp                 edx, -6
            //   8bc7                 | je                  0x18a9
            //   eb0a                 | cmp                 edx, -5
            //   b9a9d60000           | je                  0x18a1

        $sequence_4 = { 760f b980dc0000 e8???????? e9???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   760f                 | dec                 esp
            //   b980dc0000           | mov                 eax, esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   e9????????           |                     

        $sequence_5 = { 7e16 b91bcc0000 eb05 b916cc0000 e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   7e16                 | dec                 eax
            //   b91bcc0000           | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x49]
            //   eb05                 | dec                 esp
            //   b916cc0000           | mov                 eax, ebx
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_6 = { 750f b99be00100 e8???????? e9???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   750f                 | jmp                 0x2dc
            //   b99be00100           | dec                 esp
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   e9????????           |                     

        $sequence_7 = { 7704 33c0 eb0a b952ca0000 e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   7704                 | mov                 ebx, 1
            //   33c0                 | inc                 ecx
            //   eb0a                 | mov                 al, byte ptr [esi + 0x1f]
            //   b952ca0000           | dec                 eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_8 = { 750f b93eaf0000 e8???????? e9???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   750f                 | dec                 esp
            //   b93eaf0000           | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x80], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   e9????????           |                     

        $sequence_9 = { 7404 8b01 eb03 83c8ff }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   7404                 | dec                 edx
            //   8b01                 | mov                 dword ptr [ebp + edi - 0x30], edi
            //   eb03                 | movzx               eax, byte ptr [edi]
            //   83c8ff               | dec                 ecx

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 1458176
}
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