SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.sfile (Back to overview)

Sfile

aka: Morseop, Escal
VTCollection    

Ransomware

References
2022-06-06SentinelOneNiranjan Jayanand
From the Front Lines | Another Rebrand? Mindware and SFile Ransomware Technical Breakdown
Mindware Sfile
2020-08-21Twitter (@GrujaRS)GrujaRS
New #Morseop #Ransomware
Sfile
2020-02-06ID RansomwareAndrew Ivanov
Sfile Ransomware
Sfile
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_sfile_auto (20260504 | Detects win.sfile.)
rule win_sfile_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.sfile."
        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.sfile"
        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 = { 8b45fc c7402400000000 8b4dfc 8b5508 895144 }
            // n = 5, score = 300
            //   8b45fc               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   c7402400000000       | mov                 dword ptr [eax + 0x24], 0
            //   8b4dfc               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   8b5508               | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ebp + 8]
            //   895144               | mov                 dword ptr [ecx + 0x44], edx

        $sequence_1 = { 8b45f8 c7808405000000000000 8b4df8 c7414800000000 c7414c00000000 }
            // n = 5, score = 300
            //   8b45f8               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   c7808405000000000000     | mov    dword ptr [eax + 0x584], 0
            //   8b4df8               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   c7414800000000       | mov                 dword ptr [ecx + 0x48], 0
            //   c7414c00000000       | mov                 dword ptr [ecx + 0x4c], 0

        $sequence_2 = { 3945f4 7d89 8b4dfc 034df4 c60100 837dec00 7547 }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   3945f4               | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp - 0xc], eax
            //   7d89                 | jge                 0xffffff8b
            //   8b4dfc               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   034df4               | add                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0xc]
            //   c60100               | mov                 byte ptr [ecx], 0
            //   837dec00             | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x14], 0
            //   7547                 | jne                 0x49

        $sequence_3 = { 83c001 8b4d10 894130 6a10 6a40 ff15???????? 8945f8 }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   83c001               | add                 eax, 1
            //   8b4d10               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x10]
            //   894130               | mov                 dword ptr [ecx + 0x30], eax
            //   6a10                 | push                0x10
            //   6a40                 | push                0x40
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8945f8               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], eax

        $sequence_4 = { 8b45fc 50 8b4d08 8b5104 52 ff15???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   8b45fc               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8b4d08               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 8]
            //   8b5104               | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ecx + 4]
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_5 = { 8b4508 8b4838 83c101 8b5508 894a38 b801000000 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   8b4508               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp + 8]
            //   8b4838               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [eax + 0x38]
            //   83c101               | add                 ecx, 1
            //   8b5508               | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ebp + 8]
            //   894a38               | mov                 dword ptr [edx + 0x38], ecx
            //   b801000000           | mov                 eax, 1

        $sequence_6 = { ff15???????? 8b55f8 8b828c050000 50 e8???????? 8b4df8 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8b55f8               | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   8b828c050000         | mov                 eax, dword ptr [edx + 0x58c]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b4df8               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 8]

        $sequence_7 = { f3aa 8b4d0c 51 8b5510 8b4258 }
            // n = 5, score = 300
            //   f3aa                 | rep stosb           byte ptr es:[edi], al
            //   8b4d0c               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0xc]
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8b5510               | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x10]
            //   8b4258               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [edx + 0x58]

        $sequence_8 = { 8b4df8 8b10 8b4914 8b4204 ffd0 }
            // n = 5, score = 300
            //   8b4df8               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   8b10                 | mov                 edx, dword ptr [eax]
            //   8b4914               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ecx + 0x14]
            //   8b4204               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [edx + 4]
            //   ffd0                 | call                eax

        $sequence_9 = { 8b4204 ffd0 8b4df8 c7412000000000 833d????????ff }
            // n = 5, score = 300
            //   8b4204               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [edx + 4]
            //   ffd0                 | call                eax
            //   8b4df8               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   c7412000000000       | mov                 dword ptr [ecx + 0x20], 0
            //   833d????????ff       |                     

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 588800
}
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