SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.sidewalk (Back to overview)

SideWalk

aka: ScrambleCross
VTCollection    

Shellcode-based malware family that according to ESET Research was likely written by the same authors as win.crosswalk.

References
2021-09-09SymantecThreat Hunter Team
Grayfly: Chinese Threat Actor Uses Newly-discovered Sidewalk Malware
CROSSWALK MimiKatz SideWalk
2021-08-25Trend MicroHara Hiroaki, Ted Lee
Earth Baku An APT Group Targeting Indo-Pacific Countries With New Stealth Loaders and Backdoor
Cobalt Strike DUSTPAN SideWalk
2021-08-24ESET ResearchMathieu Tartare, Thibaut Passilly
The SideWalk may be as dangerous as the CROSSWALK
Cobalt Strike CROSSWALK SideWalk SparklingGoblin
2021-08-24Trend MicroHara Hiroaki, Ted Lee
Earth Baku Returns
Cobalt Strike CROSSWALK DUSTPAN SideWalk
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_sidewalk_auto (20260504 | Detects win.sidewalk.)
rule win_sidewalk_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.sidewalk."
        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.sidewalk"
        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 = { 0bc8 41890c10 488d5204 4983e901 75d4 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   0bc8                 | mov                 byte ptr [edx + 2], al
            //   41890c10             | mov                 byte ptr [edx + 3], cl
            //   488d5204             | inc                 ecx
            //   4983e901             | cmp                 eax, 0x10
            //   75d4                 | jl                  0xffffffd2

        $sequence_1 = { 4533d1 41c1c208 4503fa 418bdf 33d8 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   4533d1               | mov                 dword ptr [eax + edx], ecx
            //   41c1c208             | dec                 eax
            //   4503fa               | lea                 edx, [edx + 4]
            //   418bdf               | dec                 ecx
            //   33d8                 | sub                 ecx, 1

        $sequence_2 = { 8945ef 8bc2 33c6 c1c010 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   8945ef               | cmp                 eax, esi
            //   8bc2                 | xor                 al, byte ptr [ecx]
            //   33c6                 | inc                 ecx
            //   c1c010               | mov                 byte ptr [eax + ecx], al

        $sequence_3 = { c1c708 4403df 458bc3 4433c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   c1c708               | add                 ebx, eax
            //   4403df               | inc                 ecx
            //   458bc3               | xor                 ebx, ebx
            //   4433c0               | rol                 ebx, 0xc

        $sequence_4 = { c1e002 4d8d4904 4863d0 41ffc0 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   c1e002               | mov                 byte ptr [eax + ecx], al
            //   4d8d4904             | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x11], eax
            //   4863d0               | mov                 eax, edx
            //   41ffc0               | xor                 eax, esi

        $sequence_5 = { 7d15 8a040f 3201 41880408 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   7d15                 | inc                 ecx
            //   8a040f               | dec                 eax
            //   3201                 | lea                 eax, [edx + ecx]
            //   41880408             | dec                 eax

        $sequence_6 = { 33d0 418bc7 33c3 c1c207 c1c00c 4403c8 4533d1 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   33d0                 | dec                 eax
            //   418bc7               | cmp                 eax, esi
            //   33c3                 | jl                  0xffffffe7
            //   c1c207               | dec                 eax
            //   c1c00c               | add                 esi, 0x40
            //   4403c8               | dec                 eax
            //   4533d1               | add                 ebx, 0x40

        $sequence_7 = { 41880408 48ffc1 488d040a 483bc6 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   41880408             | mov                 byte ptr [edx + 2], al
            //   48ffc1               | mov                 byte ptr [edx + 3], cl
            //   488d040a             | inc                 ecx
            //   483bc6               | cmp                 eax, 0x10

        $sequence_8 = { 41c1c610 4503e6 4403cb 4533d1 4403ee 41c1c210 418bc3 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   41c1c610             | mov                 byte ptr [eax + ecx], al
            //   4503e6               | dec                 eax
            //   4403cb               | inc                 ecx
            //   4533d1               | dec                 eax
            //   4403ee               | lea                 eax, [edx + ecx]
            //   41c1c210             | dec                 eax
            //   418bc3               | cmp                 eax, esi

        $sequence_9 = { 33c6 c1c010 4403d8 4133db c1c30c }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   33c6                 | mov                 byte ptr [edx + 2], al
            //   c1c010               | mov                 byte ptr [edx + 3], cl
            //   4403d8               | inc                 ecx
            //   4133db               | cmp                 eax, 0x10
            //   c1c30c               | jge                 0x17

        $sequence_10 = { 33f1 4133f8 c1c610 4433f2 c1c710 4403df 41c1c610 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   33f1                 | jge                 0x17
            //   4133f8               | mov                 al, byte ptr [edi + ecx]
            //   c1c610               | xor                 al, byte ptr [ecx]
            //   4433f2               | inc                 ecx
            //   c1c710               | mov                 byte ptr [eax + ecx], al
            //   4403df               | dec                 eax
            //   41c1c610             | inc                 ecx

        $sequence_11 = { 0fb642fe c1e108 0bc8 41890c10 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   0fb642fe             | rol                 eax, 0x10
            //   c1e108               | dec                 eax
            //   0bc8                 | lea                 eax, [edx + ecx]
            //   41890c10             | dec                 eax

        $sequence_12 = { 4133c6 c1c608 c1c010 4403de }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   4133c6               | mov                 al, byte ptr [edi + ecx]
            //   c1c608               | xor                 al, byte ptr [ecx]
            //   c1c010               | inc                 ecx
            //   4403de               | mov                 byte ptr [eax + ecx], al

        $sequence_13 = { c1e918 884202 884a03 4183f810 7ccc }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   c1e918               | dec                 eax
            //   884202               | add                 esi, 0x40
            //   884a03               | dec                 eax
            //   4183f810             | add                 ebx, 0x40
            //   7ccc                 | shr                 ecx, 0x18

        $sequence_14 = { 488d040a 483bc6 7ce2 4883c640 4883c340 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   488d040a             | dec                 eax
            //   483bc6               | lea                 eax, [edx + ecx]
            //   7ce2                 | dec                 eax
            //   4883c640             | cmp                 eax, esi
            //   4883c340             | jl                  0xffffffe4

        $sequence_15 = { 4403de 4403e8 4133db 418bcd c1c307 4133c8 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   4403de               | inc                 ecx
            //   4403e8               | mov                 byte ptr [eax + ecx], al
            //   4133db               | dec                 eax
            //   418bcd               | inc                 ecx
            //   c1c307               | dec                 eax
            //   4133c8               | lea                 eax, [edx + ecx]

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 237568
}
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