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win.sienna_purple (Back to overview)

SiennaPurple

aka: HolyLocker, H0lyGh0st
VTCollection    

Ransomware used by threat actor group DEV-0530, attributed by MSTIC to North Korean origin.

References
2023-02-09CISA, DSA, FBI, HHS, NSA, ROK
#StopRansomware: Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Malicious Cyber Activities
Dtrack MagicRAT Maui Ransomware SiennaBlue SiennaPurple Tiger RAT YamaBot
2023-02-09CISACISA
#StopRansomware: Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Malicious Cyber Activities
Maui Ransomware SiennaBlue SiennaPurple Storm-0530
2022-08-04BlackberryBlackBerry Research & Intelligence Team
North Korean H0lyGh0st Ransomware Has Ties to Global Geopolitics
SiennaBlue SiennaPurple Storm-0530
2022-07-29PICUS SecurityHüseyin Can YÜCEEL
H0lyGh0st - North Korean Threat Group Strikes Back With New Ransomware
SiennaBlue SiennaPurple Storm-0530
2022-07-14MicrosoftMicrosoft Digital Security Unit (DSU), Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)
North Korean threat actor (H0lyGh0st /DEV-0530) targets small and midsize businesses with H0lyGh0st ransomware
SiennaBlue SiennaPurple Storm-0530
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_sienna_purple_auto (20260504 | Detects win.sienna_purple.)
rule win_sienna_purple_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.sienna_purple."
        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.sienna_purple"
        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 = { c7833405000000000000 8b8b24050000 85c9 740f e8???????? c7832405000000000000 8d8b54010000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   c7833405000000000000     | mov    dword ptr [ebx + 0x534], 0
            //   8b8b24050000         | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebx + 0x524]
            //   85c9                 | test                ecx, ecx
            //   740f                 | je                  0x11
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   c7832405000000000000     | mov    dword ptr [ebx + 0x524], 0
            //   8d8b54010000         | lea                 ecx, [ebx + 0x154]

        $sequence_1 = { eb6b 80f9ff 7566 807f01fe 7560 807f0200 755a }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   eb6b                 | jmp                 0x6d
            //   80f9ff               | cmp                 cl, 0xff
            //   7566                 | jne                 0x68
            //   807f01fe             | cmp                 byte ptr [edi + 1], 0xfe
            //   7560                 | jne                 0x62
            //   807f0200             | cmp                 byte ptr [edi + 2], 0
            //   755a                 | jne                 0x5c

        $sequence_2 = { ff35???????? a3???????? ffd6 833d????????00 a3???????? 745a }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   ff35????????         |                     
            //   a3????????           |                     
            //   ffd6                 | call                esi
            //   833d????????00       |                     
            //   a3????????           |                     
            //   745a                 | je                  0x5c

        $sequence_3 = { c1e918 8845d6 884dd7 8b8d60ffffff 8bc1 c1e808 8845d9 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   c1e918               | shr                 ecx, 0x18
            //   8845d6               | mov                 byte ptr [ebp - 0x2a], al
            //   884dd7               | mov                 byte ptr [ebp - 0x29], cl
            //   8b8d60ffffff         | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0xa0]
            //   8bc1                 | mov                 eax, ecx
            //   c1e808               | shr                 eax, 8
            //   8845d9               | mov                 byte ptr [ebp - 0x27], al

        $sequence_4 = { e8???????? 84c0 0f8499000000 85ff 7415 57 8d85f0feffff }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   84c0                 | test                al, al
            //   0f8499000000         | je                  0x9f
            //   85ff                 | test                edi, edi
            //   7415                 | je                  0x17
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   8d85f0feffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x110]

        $sequence_5 = { d1ff 8bc7 897584 89bd6cffffff c7459c00000000 c7458c70105000 251f000080 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   d1ff                 | sar                 edi, 1
            //   8bc7                 | mov                 eax, edi
            //   897584               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x7c], esi
            //   89bd6cffffff         | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x94], edi
            //   c7459c00000000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x64], 0
            //   c7458c70105000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x74], 0x501070
            //   251f000080           | and                 eax, 0x8000001f

        $sequence_6 = { ba01000000 894608 8d04fd00000000 2bc7 c1e002 2bd8 8b4604 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   ba01000000           | mov                 edx, 1
            //   894608               | mov                 dword ptr [esi + 8], eax
            //   8d04fd00000000       | lea                 eax, [edi*8]
            //   2bc7                 | sub                 eax, edi
            //   c1e002               | shl                 eax, 2
            //   2bd8                 | sub                 ebx, eax
            //   8b4604               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 4]

        $sequence_7 = { e8???????? 33c0 85f6 0f855bffffff 85c0 740f 50 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax
            //   85f6                 | test                esi, esi
            //   0f855bffffff         | jne                 0xffffff61
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   740f                 | je                  0x11
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_8 = { c3 3d2d4f0000 7557 833d????????00 0f8599070000 50 e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   3d2d4f0000           | cmp                 eax, 0x4f2d
            //   7557                 | jne                 0x59
            //   833d????????00       |                     
            //   0f8599070000         | jne                 0x79f
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_9 = { e8???????? 83c40c ff75e0 e8???????? 83c404 8bc6 8b4df4 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c40c               | add                 esp, 0xc
            //   ff75e0               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x20]
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   8bc6                 | mov                 eax, esi
            //   8b4df4               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0xc]

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 2930688
}
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