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win.quirkyloader (Back to overview)

QuirkyLoader

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According to X-Force, this is a loader module written in .NET languages for which ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation is used.

References
2025-08-19IBM X-ForceRaymond Joseph Alfonso
IBM X-Force Threat Analysis: QuirkyLoader - A new malware loader delivering infostealers and RATs
QuirkyLoader
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_quirkyloader_auto (20260504 | Detects win.quirkyloader.)
rule win_quirkyloader_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.quirkyloader."
        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.quirkyloader"
        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 = { c783a000000002000000 b801000000 eb1d c783a000000003000000 eb05 83fe05 7422 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   c783a000000002000000     | dec    eax
            //   b801000000           | mov                 ecx, ebx
            //   eb1d                 | dec                 eax
            //   c783a000000003000000     | lea    edx, [ebp - 0x68]
            //   eb05                 | mov                 byte ptr [ebx + 8], 1
            //   83fe05               | dec                 esp
            //   7422                 | mov                 edi, dword ptr [ebp + 0x20]

        $sequence_1 = { e8???????? 488bd8 488bcb e8???????? 488d0dbd6e0400 488379f800 751a }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488bd8               | inc                 ecx
            //   488bcb               | mov                 ecx, 2
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488d0dbd6e0400       | dec                 eax
            //   488379f800           | mov                 ecx, ebx
            //   751a                 | dec                 eax

        $sequence_2 = { f0440fb102 448b45ec 4533d2 413bc0 410f94c2 448955f0 7411 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   f0440fb102           | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ebx + 0x28]
            //   448b45ec             | dec                 eax
            //   4533d2               | test                esi, esi
            //   413bc0               | jmp                 0xba
            //   410f94c2             | dec                 ecx
            //   448955f0             | mov                 eax, esi
            //   7411                 | dec                 eax

        $sequence_3 = { eb82 488b4590 034580 0f28b424d0000000 0f28bc24c0000000 4881c4e8000000 5b }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   eb82                 | cmp                 dword ptr [eax - 8], 0
            //   488b4590             | jne                 0x10b
            //   034580               | dec                 eax
            //   0f28b424d0000000     | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax + 8]
            //   0f28bc24c0000000     | jmp                 0xbc
            //   4881c4e8000000       | jmp                 0xdd
            //   5b                   | inc                 ebp

        $sequence_4 = { e9???????? 483bda 776a 448b13 458d8a207f7fff 41f7c1f0c0c000 0f8463feffff }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   483bda               | jl                  0xfe2
            //   776a                 | jmp                 0xeb9
            //   448b13               | inc                 eax
            //   458d8a207f7fff       | test                dh, 1
            //   41f7c1f0c0c000       | jne                 0xe66
            //   0f8463feffff         | dec                 eax

        $sequence_5 = { f7da ffca f00fb111 3b44242c 75e0 83faff 751f }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   f7da                 | test                eax, eax
            //   ffca                 | mov                 eax, ecx
            //   f00fb111             | inc                 ecx
            //   3b44242c             | cmovne              eax, ebx
            //   75e0                 | dec                 eax
            //   83faff               | add                 esp, 0x20
            //   751f                 | pop                 ebx

        $sequence_6 = { e8???????? 4c8bf0 488b5308 498bce e8???????? 488d4b10 498bd6 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   4c8bf0               | dec                 eax
            //   488b5308             | lea                 edx, [0x3841c]
            //   498bce               | dec                 eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488d4b10             | mov                 ecx, ebp
            //   498bd6               | dec                 esp

        $sequence_7 = { e8???????? 488bc8 3909 e8???????? b8e7b5ec1f ebab 4881c4c8000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488bc8               | mov                 esi, dword ptr [eax + 8]
            //   3909                 | inc                 ebp
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   b8e7b5ec1f           | add                 esi, esi
            //   ebab                 | js                  0x578
            //   4881c4c8000000       | inc                 ecx

        $sequence_8 = { eb0d 4c8b442430 498bc9 e8???????? 48897c2420 4c8bcf 4489742428 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   eb0d                 | pop                 ebx
            //   4c8b442430           | pop                 esi
            //   498bc9               | pop                 edi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   48897c2420           | ret                 
            //   4c8bcf               | jmp                 0x878
            //   4489742428           | xor                 edx, edx

        $sequence_9 = { e8???????? 33c9 8b5008 85d2 7e49 90 448bc1 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   33c9                 | dec                 eax
            //   8b5008               | lea                 ecx, [0x6b022]
            //   85d2                 | int3                
            //   7e49                 | inc                 ecx
            //   90                   | mov                 ecx, eax
            //   448bc1               | dec                 eax

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 4722688
}
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