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
2022-08-15BrandefenseBrandefense
Lazarus APT Group (APT38)
AppleJeus AppleJeus BADCALL Bankshot BLINDINGCAN DRATzarus Dtrack KEYMARBLE Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) Torisma WannaCryptor
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 (20260504 | Detects win.sierras.)
rule win_sierras_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        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 = "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 = { c3 56 8bf1 e8???????? 8d8614010000 5e }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8d8614010000         | lea                 eax, [esi + 0x114]
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi

        $sequence_1 = { 8b45f0 3b4510 72c3 eb62 837d1000 8d5ef8 7656 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   8b45f0               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x10]
            //   3b4510               | cmp                 eax, dword ptr [ebp + 0x10]
            //   72c3                 | jb                  0xffffffc5
            //   eb62                 | jmp                 0x64
            //   837d1000             | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp + 0x10], 0
            //   8d5ef8               | lea                 ebx, [esi - 8]
            //   7656                 | jbe                 0x58

        $sequence_2 = { 52 6a00 ffd6 8d842428020000 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   ffd6                 | call                esi
            //   8d842428020000       | lea                 eax, [esp + 0x228]

        $sequence_3 = { 7202 8bc3 837d0800 50 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   7202                 | jb                  4
            //   8bc3                 | mov                 eax, ebx
            //   837d0800             | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp + 8], 0
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_4 = { 89442414 8d44240c 50 6a02 56 c744243401000000 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   89442414             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x14], eax
            //   8d44240c             | lea                 eax, [esp + 0xc]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6a02                 | push                2
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   c744243401000000     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x34], 1

        $sequence_5 = { e8???????? 83c430 683f000f00 6a00 6a00 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c430               | add                 esp, 0x30
            //   683f000f00           | push                0xf003f
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_6 = { e8???????? 68???????? a3???????? 66c705????????901f e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   a3????????           |                     
            //   66c705????????901f     |     
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_7 = { ffd6 e8???????? 85c0 7524 8b35???????? 68???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   ffd6                 | call                esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7524                 | jne                 0x26
            //   8b35????????         |                     
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_8 = { 68???????? 8d8608020000 50 ff15???????? 8bf8 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   8d8608020000         | lea                 eax, [esi + 0x208]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8bf8                 | mov                 edi, eax

        $sequence_9 = { e8???????? 6a00 56 ff7514 8d4de0 e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   ff7514               | push                dword ptr [ebp + 0x14]
            //   8d4de0               | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x20]
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_10 = { 83f81c 0f87e4100000 ff24851b574000 8b4608 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   83f81c               | cmp                 eax, 0x1c
            //   0f87e4100000         | ja                  0x10ea
            //   ff24851b574000       | jmp                 dword ptr [eax*4 + 0x40571b]
            //   8b4608               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 8]

        $sequence_11 = { 8bce c1e907 0fb689d4924000 8bf9 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   8bce                 | mov                 ecx, esi
            //   c1e907               | shr                 ecx, 7
            //   0fb689d4924000       | movzx               ecx, byte ptr [ecx + 0x4092d4]
            //   8bf9                 | mov                 edi, ecx

        $sequence_12 = { 50 6a00 57 e8???????? 85c0 750d ff15???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   750d                 | jne                 0xf
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_13 = { 8bcb 56 8bb42410040000 8bc1 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   8bcb                 | mov                 ecx, ebx
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   8bb42410040000       | mov                 esi, dword ptr [esp + 0x410]
            //   8bc1                 | mov                 eax, ecx

        $sequence_14 = { 897dfc 0f8cc0000000 837d0801 7e58 837d0803 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   897dfc               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], edi
            //   0f8cc0000000         | jl                  0xc6
            //   837d0801             | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp + 8], 1
            //   7e58                 | jle                 0x5a
            //   837d0803             | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp + 8], 3

        $sequence_15 = { 735b 83ff03 7330 837df800 0f842b080000 8b45fc }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   735b                 | jae                 0x5d
            //   83ff03               | cmp                 edi, 3
            //   7330                 | jae                 0x32
            //   837df800             | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], 0
            //   0f842b080000         | je                  0x831
            //   8b45fc               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 4]

    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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