SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.sierras (Back to overview)

Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...)

aka: Destover

Actor(s): Lazarus Group

VTCollection    

There is no description at this point.

References
2022-09-26CrowdStrikeIoan Iacob, Iulian Madalin Ionita
The Anatomy of Wiper Malware, Part 3: Input/Output Controls
CaddyWiper DEADWOOD DistTrack DoubleZero DUSTMAN HermeticWiper IsaacWiper Meteor Petya Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) StoneDrill WhisperGate ZeroCleare
2022-08-12CrowdStrikeIoan Iacob, Iulian Madalin Ionita
The Anatomy of Wiper Malware, Part 1: Common Techniques
Apostle CaddyWiper DEADWOOD DistTrack DoubleZero DUSTMAN HermeticWiper IsaacWiper IsraBye KillDisk Meteor Olympic Destroyer Ordinypt Petya Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) StoneDrill WhisperGate ZeroCleare
2020-02-19LexfoLexfo
The Lazarus Constellation A study on North Korean malware
FastCash AppleJeus BADCALL Bankshot Brambul Dtrack Duuzer DYEPACK ELECTRICFISH HARDRAIN Hermes HOPLIGHT Joanap KEYMARBLE Kimsuky MimiKatz MyDoom NACHOCHEESE NavRAT PowerRatankba RokRAT Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) Volgmer WannaCryptor
2020-01-01SecureworksSecureWorks
NICKEL ACADEMY
Brambul Duuzer HOPLIGHT Joanap Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) Volgmer
2017-05-22SymantecSymantec Security Response
WannaCry: Ransomware attacks show strong links to Lazarus group
AlphaNC BravoNC Duuzer Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) WannaCryptor
2017-02-12SymantecA L Johnson
Attackers target dozens of global banks with new malware
Joanap Ratankba Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) Lazarus Group
2016-05-27AnomaliAaron Shelmire
Evidence of Stronger Ties Between North Korea and SWIFT Banking Attacks
DYEPACK Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...)
2016-05-26SymantecSecurity Response
SWIFT attackers’ malware linked to more financial attacks
Contopee DYEPACK Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) Lazarus Group
2016-05-13BAE SystemsAdrian Nish, Sergei Shevchenko
CYBER HEIST ATTRIBUTION
Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...)
2016-02-01Blue Coat Systems IncSnorre Fagerland
From Seoul to Sony The History of the Darkseoul Group and the Sony Intrusion Malware Destover
Joanap Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...)
2014-12-19US-CERTUS-CERT
Alert (TA14-353A): Targeted Destructive Malware
Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...)
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_sierras_auto (20230808 | Detects win.sierras.)
rule win_sierras_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2023-12-06"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.sierras."
        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.sierras"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20231130"
        malpedia_hash = "fc8a0e9f343f6d6ded9e7df1a64dac0cc68d7351"
        malpedia_version = "20230808"
        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 = { f3a4 8d8c2424050000 8d942430080000 51 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   f3a4                 | rep movsb           byte ptr es:[edi], byte ptr [esi]
            //   8d8c2424050000       | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x524]
            //   8d942430080000       | lea                 edx, [esp + 0x830]
            //   51                   | push                ecx

        $sequence_1 = { 56 8bf1 57 68???????? 8d4604 50 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   8d4604               | lea                 eax, [esi + 4]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_2 = { 50 8d45e0 50 e8???????? eb0f 8b4dec }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d45e0               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x20]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   eb0f                 | jmp                 0x11
            //   8b4dec               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x14]

        $sequence_3 = { e8???????? 50 8d442430 50 8d8c24ec000000 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d442430             | lea                 eax, [esp + 0x30]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d8c24ec000000       | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0xec]

        $sequence_4 = { 0f8480030000 8b4dfc ff4df8 0fb611 8bcf }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   0f8480030000         | je                  0x386
            //   8b4dfc               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   ff4df8               | dec                 dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   0fb611               | movzx               edx, byte ptr [ecx]
            //   8bcf                 | mov                 ecx, edi

        $sequence_5 = { 7507 e8???????? eb05 e8???????? 0175f0 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   7507                 | jne                 9
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   eb05                 | jmp                 7
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   0175f0               | add                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x10], esi

        $sequence_6 = { 8bf1 e8???????? 8b8698010000 5e }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b8698010000         | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 0x198]
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi

        $sequence_7 = { 8bc8 83e103 f3a4 8bbc2410040000 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   8bc8                 | mov                 ecx, eax
            //   83e103               | and                 ecx, 3
            //   f3a4                 | rep movsb           byte ptr es:[edi], byte ptr [esi]
            //   8bbc2410040000       | mov                 edi, dword ptr [esp + 0x410]

        $sequence_8 = { 03fb 3b7d10 72b0 8b5df0 834dfcff 8d4de0 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   03fb                 | add                 edi, ebx
            //   3b7d10               | cmp                 edi, dword ptr [ebp + 0x10]
            //   72b0                 | jb                  0xffffffb2
            //   8b5df0               | mov                 ebx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x10]
            //   834dfcff             | or                  dword ptr [ebp - 4], 0xffffffff
            //   8d4de0               | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x20]

        $sequence_9 = { 8bf1 33db 6a01 6a78 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   33db                 | xor                 ebx, ebx
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   6a78                 | push                0x78

        $sequence_10 = { f2ae f7d1 2bf9 8d942480000000 8bf7 8bd9 8bfa }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   f2ae                 | repne scasb         al, byte ptr es:[edi]
            //   f7d1                 | not                 ecx
            //   2bf9                 | sub                 edi, ecx
            //   8d942480000000       | lea                 edx, [esp + 0x80]
            //   8bf7                 | mov                 esi, edi
            //   8bd9                 | mov                 ebx, ecx
            //   8bfa                 | mov                 edi, edx

        $sequence_11 = { 8bf1 e8???????? 8b8608010000 5e c3 56 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b8608010000         | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 0x108]
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   56                   | push                esi

        $sequence_12 = { 397d08 897dfc 0f8cc0000000 837d0801 7e58 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   397d08               | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp + 8], edi
            //   897dfc               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], edi
            //   0f8cc0000000         | jl                  0xc6
            //   837d0801             | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp + 8], 1
            //   7e58                 | jle                 0x5a

        $sequence_13 = { c7401880dd4000 e9???????? 83e00f c70613000000 894648 8b4648 85c0 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   c7401880dd4000       | mov                 dword ptr [eax + 0x18], 0x40dd80
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   83e00f               | and                 eax, 0xf
            //   c70613000000         | mov                 dword ptr [esi], 0x13
            //   894648               | mov                 dword ptr [esi + 0x48], eax
            //   8b4648               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 0x48]
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_14 = { 58 0fb688c88c4000 6683bc8e7e0a000000 7506 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   58                   | pop                 eax
            //   0fb688c88c4000       | movzx               ecx, byte ptr [eax + 0x408cc8]
            //   6683bc8e7e0a000000     | cmp    word ptr [esi + ecx*4 + 0xa7e], 0
            //   7506                 | jne                 8

        $sequence_15 = { 3bf8 7cce 8b442418 83c520 40 83f803 89442418 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   3bf8                 | cmp                 edi, eax
            //   7cce                 | jl                  0xffffffd0
            //   8b442418             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x18]
            //   83c520               | add                 ebp, 0x20
            //   40                   | inc                 eax
            //   83f803               | cmp                 eax, 3
            //   89442418             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x18], eax

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 131072
}
[TLP:WHITE] win_sierras_w0   (20170517 | No description)
import "pe"

rule win_sierras_w0 {
	meta:
		copyright = "2015 Novetta Solutions"
		author = "Novetta Threat Research & Interdiction Group - trig@novetta.com"
		info = "charlie component"
        hash = "f4750e1d82b08318bdc1eb6d3399dee52750250f7959a5e4f83245449f399698"
		source = "https://github.com/mattulm/sfiles_yara/blob/master/malware/SierraCharlie.yar"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.sierras"
        malpedia_version = "20170517"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"
	strings:
	/*
		8B 0D 50 A7 56 00  mov     ecx, DnsFree
		81 F6 8C 3F 7C 5E  xor     esi, 5E7C3F8Ch
		6A 01              push    1               ; _DWORD
		50                 push    eax             ; _DWORD
		85 C9              test    ecx, ecx
		74 3A              jz      short loc_40580B
		FF D1              call    ecx ; DnsFree
	*/

	$dnsResolve = {
			8B 0D 50 A7 56 00 
			81 F6 8C 3F 7C 5E 
			6A 01 
			50 
			85 C9 
			74 3A 
			FF D1 
		}
		
	$file1 = "wmplog21t.sqm"
	$file2 = "wmplog15r.sqm"
	$file3 = "wmplog09c.sqm"
		

	condition:
		$dnsResolve in ((pe.sections[pe.section_index(".text")].raw_data_offset)..(pe.sections[pe.section_index(".text")].raw_data_offset + pe.sections[pe.section_index(".text")].raw_data_size))
		or 2 of ($file*)
}
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