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win.skipper (Back to overview)

Skipper

aka: Kotel

Actor(s): Turla

VTCollection    

There is no description at this point.

References
2020-03-12 ⋅ ESET Research ⋅ Matthieu Faou
Tracking Turla: New backdoor delivered via Armenian watering holes
LightNeuron Mosquito NetFlash Skipper
2020-03-04 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ CrowdStrike
2020 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report
MESSAGETAP More_eggs 8.t Dropper Anchor BabyShark BadNews Clop Cobalt Strike CobInt Cobra Carbon System Cutwail DanaBot Dharma DoppelDridex DoppelPaymer Dridex Emotet FlawedAmmyy FriedEx Gandcrab Get2 IcedID ISFB KerrDown LightNeuron LockerGoga Maze MECHANICAL Necurs Nokki Outlook Backdoor Phobos Predator The Thief QakBot REvil RobinHood Ryuk SDBbot Skipper SmokeLoader TerraRecon TerraStealer TerraTV TinyLoader TrickBot Vidar Winnti ANTHROPOID SPIDER APT23 APT31 APT39 APT40 BlackTech BuhTrap Charming Kitten CLOCKWORK SPIDER DOPPEL SPIDER FIN7 Gamaredon Group GOBLIN PANDA MONTY SPIDER MUSTANG PANDA NARWHAL SPIDER NOCTURNAL SPIDER PINCHY SPIDER SALTY SPIDER SCULLY SPIDER SMOKY SPIDER Thrip VENOM SPIDER VICEROY TIGER
2020-03-03 ⋅ PWC UK ⋅ PWC UK
Cyber Threats 2019:A Year in Retrospect
KevDroid MESSAGETAP magecart AndroMut Cobalt Strike CobInt Crimson RAT DNSpionage Dridex Dtrack Emotet FlawedAmmyy FlawedGrace FriedEx Gandcrab Get2 GlobeImposter Grateful POS ISFB Kazuar LockerGoga Nokki QakBot Ramnit REvil Rifdoor RokRAT Ryuk shadowhammer ShadowPad Shifu Skipper StoneDrill Stuxnet TrickBot Winnti ZeroCleare APT41 MUSTANG PANDA Sea Turtle
2020-01-01 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
IRON HUNTER
Agent.BTZ Cobra Carbon System LightNeuron Mosquito Nautilus Neuron Skipper Uroburos Turla
2019-05-19 ⋅ Telsy ⋅ Webmaster
Following the Turla’s Skipper over the ocean of cyber operations
Skipper
2018-10-04 ⋅ Kaspersky Labs ⋅ GReAT
Shedding Skin – Turla’s Fresh Faces
KopiLuwak Agent.BTZ Cobra Carbon System Gazer Meterpreter Mosquito Skipper
2017-06-06 ⋅ ESET Research ⋅ Jean-Ian Boutin
Turla’s watering hole campaign: An updated Firefox extension abusing Instagram
HTML5 Encoding Skipper
2016-06-30 ⋅ Bitdefender ⋅ Bitdefender
Pacifier APT
Skipper
2015-01-01 ⋅ Bitdefender ⋅ Andrei Ardelean, Claudiu Cobliș, Cristian Istrate, Marius Tivadar
New Pacifier APT Components Point to Russian-Linked Turla Group
KopiLuwak Gazer Skipper
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_skipper_auto (20260917 | Detects win.skipper.)
rule win_skipper_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-09-17"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.skipper."
        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.skipper"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260916"
        malpedia_hash = "53a643781c18e08f4a50949af60172d837a0b6f6"
        malpedia_version = "20260917"
        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 = { 6a03 68???????? 68???????? 6a50 }
            // n = 4, score = 600
            //   6a03                 | lea                 ebp, [0xf005]
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   6a50                 | inc                 ecx

        $sequence_1 = { ff15???????? 6a00 6a00 6a00 6a00 68???????? 68???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 500
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   6a00                 | push                0x104
            //   6a00                 | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x128]
            //   6a00                 | push                eax
            //   6a00                 | cmp                 eax, 0x100
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_2 = { e8???????? 6804010000 e8???????? 6804010000 8bf8 6a00 57 }
            // n = 7, score = 500
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   6804010000           | jge                 0x17
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   6804010000           | mov                 cl, byte ptr [eax + ebx + 0x11d]
            //   8bf8                 | mov                 byte ptr [eax + 0x23a5b0], cl
            //   6a00                 | inc                 eax
            //   57                   | jmp                 0xfffffff6

        $sequence_3 = { 6a00 6a00 6a00 50 ff15???????? 53 8bf0 }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                edi
            //   6a00                 | push                edi
            //   50                   | push                8
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   53                   | jns                 0xa
            //   8bf0                 | dec                 ecx

        $sequence_4 = { 83c428 8d4601 90 8a0e }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   83c428               | add                 byte ptr [ebx], ah
            //   8d4601               | ror                 dword ptr [edx - 0x75f877fa], 1
            //   90                   | inc                 esi
            //   8a0e                 | add                 byte ptr [ebx + edx*2], al

        $sequence_5 = { b9???????? e8???????? 83c428 53 56 }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   b9????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c428               | add                 byte ptr [ebx + edx*2], al
            //   53                   | and                 eax, dword ptr [eax]
            //   56                   | sub                 byte ptr [ebx + 0x23], dl

        $sequence_6 = { 46 8a01 888435fbfeffff 8811 81fe00010000 7cb1 8b750c }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   46                   | and                 eax, dword ptr [eax]
            //   8a01                 | sub                 byte ptr [ebx + 0x23], dl
            //   888435fbfeffff       | add                 byte ptr [ebx], ah
            //   8811                 | ror                 dword ptr [edx - 0x75f877fa], 1
            //   81fe00010000         | inc                 esi
            //   7cb1                 | add                 dword ptr [eax + 0x468a0147], ecx
            //   8b750c               | push                eax

        $sequence_7 = { 57 ff15???????? 6804010000 6a00 57 e8???????? 57 }
            // n = 7, score = 400
            //   57                   | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x130], eax
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   6804010000           | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x120], 0
            //   6a00                 | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x124], ecx
            //   57                   | lea                 esi, [esi*8 + 0x23a070]
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   57                   | cmp                 dword ptr [esi], ebx

        $sequence_8 = { 83c404 6a00 6a64 52 }
            // n = 4, score = 300
            //   83c404               | test                eax, eax
            //   6a00                 | je                  0x1c
            //   6a64                 | dec                 eax
            //   52                   | sub                 esp, 0x20

        $sequence_9 = { 8a95e4feffff 88940df0feffff ebd0 c785e8feffff00000000 c785e0feffff00000000 eb0f }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   8a95e4feffff         | add                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x124]
            //   88940df0feffff       | movsx               edx, byte ptr [ecx]
            //   ebd0                 | movzx               eax, byte ptr [ebp - 0x112]
            //   c785e8feffff00000000     | xor    edx, eax
            //   c785e0feffff00000000     | mov    ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x18]
            //   eb0f                 | movsx               edx, byte ptr [ecx]

        $sequence_10 = { 888deffeffff 0fb695e8feffff 8b85e0feffff 8a8c15f0feffff }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   888deffeffff         | xor                 eax, ebp
            //   0fb695e8feffff       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0xc], eax
            //   8b85e0feffff         | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], 0
            //   8a8c15f0feffff       | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x10]

        $sequence_11 = { 408832 4181f900010000 7c9a 488bdd 85ed }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   408832               | mov                 al, byte ptr [ebp - 0x111]
            //   4181f900010000       | mov                 byte ptr [ebp + edx - 0x110], al
            //   7c9a                 | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x124], 0
            //   488bdd               | jmp                 0x28
            //   85ed                 | mov                 byte ptr [ebp - 0x111], cl

        $sequence_12 = { 0fb695e8feffff 8a85effeffff 888415f0feffff e9???????? c785dcfeffff00000000 eb0f }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   0fb695e8feffff       | push                edx
            //   8a85effeffff         | push                eax
            //   888415f0feffff       | push                ebp
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   c785dcfeffff00000000     | mov    ebp, esp
            //   eb0f                 | sub                 esp, 0x124

        $sequence_13 = { 55 8bec 81ec24010000 a1???????? 33c5 8945f4 c745f800000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   55                   | push                0
            //   8bec                 | push                0x64
            //   81ec24010000         | push                edx
            //   a1????????           |                     
            //   33c5                 | push                eax
            //   8945f4               | add                 esp, 4
            //   c745f800000000       | push                0

        $sequence_14 = { 4c03c0 410fb6c2 450fb608 4803d0 0fb602 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   4c03c0               | mov                 byte ptr [ebp + ecx - 0x110], dl
            //   410fb6c2             | jmp                 0xffffffd9
            //   450fb608             | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x118], 0
            //   4803d0               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x120], 0
            //   0fb602               | jmp                 0x2e

        $sequence_15 = { 81bde0feffff00010000 0f8d84000000 8b8de0feffff 0fb68c0df0feffff }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   81bde0feffff00010000     | inc    esi
            //   0f8d84000000         | mov                 al, byte ptr [ecx]
            //   8b8de0feffff         | mov                 byte ptr [ebp + esi - 0x105], al
            //   0fb68c0df0feffff     | mov                 byte ptr [ecx], dl

        $sequence_16 = { 7d0d 41ffca 4181ca00ffffff 41ffc2 0fb6c1 4c8d0424 488d1424 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   7d0d                 | movzx               eax, byte ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   41ffca               | mov                 cl, byte ptr [ebp + eax - 0x110]
            //   4181ca00ffffff       | mov                 byte ptr [ebp - 0x111], cl
            //   41ffc2               | movzx               edx, byte ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   0fb6c1               | movzx               eax, byte ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   4c8d0424             | mov                 cl, byte ptr [ebp + edx - 0x110]
            //   488d1424             | movzx               edx, byte ptr [ebp - 0x118]

        $sequence_17 = { 488d1424 448bd1 8bc1 0f1f840000000000 8802 ffc0 488d5201 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   488d1424             | mov                 byte ptr [edx], dh
            //   448bd1               | inc                 ecx
            //   8bc1                 | cmp                 ecx, 0x100
            //   0f1f840000000000     | jl                  0xffffff9c
            //   8802                 | dec                 eax
            //   ffc0                 | mov                 ebx, ebp
            //   488d5201             | test                ebp, ebp

        $sequence_18 = { 8b4d10 038ddcfeffff 0fbe11 0fb685eefeffff 33d0 8b4d18 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   8b4d10               | push                0x64
            //   038ddcfeffff         | add                 esp, 4
            //   0fbe11               | push                0
            //   0fb685eefeffff       | push                0x64
            //   33d0                 | push                edx
            //   8b4d18               | add                 esp, 4

        $sequence_19 = { 4833c4 4889842400010000 4c8b9c2440010000 33c9 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   4833c4               | movzx               edx, byte ptr [ebp - 0x118]
            //   4889842400010000     | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x120]
            //   4c8b9c2440010000     | mov                 cl, byte ptr [ebp + edx - 0x110]
            //   33c9                 | mov                 dl, byte ptr [ebp - 0x11c]

        $sequence_20 = { 48897c2420 4156 4881ec10010000 488b05???????? 4833c4 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   48897c2420           | dec                 eax
            //   4156                 | xor                 eax, esp
            //   4881ec10010000       | dec                 eax
            //   488b05????????       |                     
            //   4833c4               | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x100], eax

        $sequence_21 = { 7908 49 81c900ffffff 41 898de8feffff 8b85e0feffff 8a8c05f0feffff }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   7908                 | add                 esp, 0x28
            //   49                   | push                ebx
            //   81c900ffffff         | push                esi
            //   41                   | add                 esp, 0x28
            //   898de8feffff         | lea                 eax, [esi + 1]
            //   8b85e0feffff         | nop                 
            //   8a8c05f0feffff       | mov                 cl, byte ptr [esi]

        $sequence_22 = { 41ffc1 4803d0 48ffc3 0fb602 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   41ffc1               | mov                 byte ptr [ebp + edx - 0x110], al
            //   4803d0               | movzx               ecx, byte ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   48ffc3               | movzx               edx, byte ptr [ebp + ecx - 0x110]
            //   0fb602               | movzx               eax, byte ptr [ebp - 4]

        $sequence_23 = { ffc0 488d5201 3d00010000 7cf1 448bc1 448bc9 488d1c24 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   ffc0                 | movzx               ecx, byte ptr [ebp + eax - 0x110]
            //   488d5201             | jge                 0xf
            //   3d00010000           | inc                 ecx
            //   7cf1                 | dec                 edx
            //   448bc1               | inc                 ecx
            //   448bc9               | or                  edx, 0xffffff00
            //   488d1c24             | inc                 ecx

        $sequence_24 = { 8955fc 0fb645f8 8a8c05f0feffff 888deffeffff 0fb655fc 0fb645f8 8a8c15f0feffff }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   8955fc               | push                0
            //   0fb645f8             | push                0x64
            //   8a8c05f0feffff       | push                edx
            //   888deffeffff         | push                eax
            //   0fb655fc             | add                 esp, 4
            //   0fb645f8             | push                0
            //   8a8c15f0feffff       | push                0x64

        $sequence_25 = { 8810 33ff 8d5001 8b048d606d4100 47 4e 807d1300 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   8810                 | push                0x104
            //   33ff                 | push                0x104
            //   8d5001               | mov                 edi, eax
            //   8b048d606d4100       | push                0
            //   47                   | push                edi
            //   4e                   | push                0x104
            //   807d1300             | push                0x104

        $sequence_26 = { ff95dcfeffff 8985ecfeffff 6800800000 6804010000 8b85d8feffff 50 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   ff95dcfeffff         | inc                 ecx
            //   8985ecfeffff         | dec                 eax
            //   6800800000           | add                 edx, eax
            //   6804010000           | dec                 eax
            //   8b85d8feffff         | inc                 ebx
            //   50                   | movzx               eax, byte ptr [edx]

        $sequence_27 = { d85223 000453 2300 285323 0023 d18a0688078a 46 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   d85223               | inc                 eax
            //   000453               | dec                 eax
            //   2300                 | lea                 edx, [edx + 1]
            //   285323               | dec                 eax
            //   0023                 | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x20], edi
            //   d18a0688078a         | inc                 ecx
            //   46                   | push                esi

        $sequence_28 = { 33f6 488d1de8a30000 8d7e24 837b0801 7522 4863c6 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   33f6                 | mov                 ecx, edi
            //   488d1de8a30000       | je                  0x2c2
            //   8d7e24               | dec                 eax
            //   837b0801             | lea                 eax, [0xac9b]
            //   7522                 | dec                 edx
            //   4863c6               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax + ebp*8]

        $sequence_29 = { 68???????? ff15???????? 8b3d???????? 85c0 0f84e4000000 6a39 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8b3d????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | push                0
            //   0f84e4000000         | push                0
            //   6a39                 | push                3

        $sequence_30 = { 8d8ddcfeffff 8d5101 8a01 41 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   8d8ddcfeffff         | mov                 edi, eax
            //   8d5101               | push                0
            //   8a01                 | push                0x104
            //   41                   | push                0x104

        $sequence_31 = { 488d05c3910000 483bc8 7405 e8???????? bf0d000000 8bcf }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   488d05c3910000       | mov                 ecx, 3
            //   483bc8               | dec                 eax
            //   7405                 | mov                 eax, ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   bf0d000000           | dec                 ecx
            //   8bcf                 | sub                 eax, esi

        $sequence_32 = { 0f84bc020000 488d059bac0000 4a8b04e8 41f644040880 0f84a5020000 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   0f84bc020000         | dec                 eax
            //   488d059bac0000       | sar                 eax, 1
            //   4a8b04e8             | dec                 eax
            //   41f644040880         | lea                 eax, [0x91c3]
            //   0f84a5020000         | dec                 eax

        $sequence_33 = { c745e4a06c4100 a1???????? 33db 43 895de0 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   c745e4a06c4100       | mov                 edi, eax
            //   a1????????           |                     
            //   33db                 | movzx               eax, byte ptr [eax + edi]
            //   43                   | movzx               ecx, dl
            //   895de0               | add                 ebx, eax

        $sequence_34 = { 8b45e0 8b0485606d4100 f644180401 7428 57 e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   8b45e0               | add                 ebx, ecx
            //   8b0485606d4100       | and                 ebx, 0x800000ff
            //   f644180401           | push                0
            //   7428                 | push                3
            //   57                   | push                0x50
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_35 = { 3d00010000 7d10 8a8c181d010000 8888b0a52300 40 ebe6 ff35???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   3d00010000           | inc                 eax
            //   7d10                 | dec                 eax
            //   8a8c181d010000       | lea                 edx, [edx + 1]
            //   8888b0a52300         | cmp                 eax, 0x100
            //   40                   | jl                  0xfffffff8
            //   ebe6                 | inc                 esp
            //   ff35????????         |                     

        $sequence_36 = { 59 8945e4 8b7508 c7465cd8812300 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   59                   | mov                 eax, ecx
            //   8945e4               | inc                 esp
            //   8b7508               | mov                 ecx, ecx
            //   c7465cd8812300       | dec                 eax

        $sequence_37 = { e8???????? 488d053bae0000 488903 488bc3 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   488d053bae0000       | cmp                 ecx, eax
            //   488903               | je                  7
            //   488bc3               | mov                 edi, 0xd

        $sequence_38 = { 488d4dbc 4c8d0509980000 488d0c41 41b903000000 488bc1 492bc6 48d1f8 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   488d4dbc             | dec                 eax
            //   4c8d0509980000       | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x44]
            //   488d0c41             | dec                 esp
            //   41b903000000         | lea                 eax, [0x9809]
            //   488bc1               | dec                 eax
            //   492bc6               | lea                 ecx, [ecx + eax*2]
            //   48d1f8               | inc                 ecx

        $sequence_39 = { 50 ff15???????? 8985d0feffff c785e0feffff00000000 8b0d???????? 898ddcfeffff }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   50                   | cmp                 eax, 0x100
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8985d0feffff         | jl                  0xfffffff8
            //   c785e0feffff00000000     | inc    ecx
            //   8b0d????????         |                     
            //   898ddcfeffff         | movzx               eax, al

        $sequence_40 = { 0f8463010000 488d2d05f00000 41bf14030000 4c8d0518980000 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   0f8463010000         | inc                 ecx
            //   488d2d05f00000       | test                byte ptr [esp + eax + 8], 0x80
            //   41bf14030000         | je                  0x2b5
            //   4c8d0518980000       | dec                 eax

        $sequence_41 = { 7d10 668b4c4310 66890c4590b22300 40 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   7d10                 | mov                 edx, ecx
            //   668b4c4310           | mov                 eax, ecx
            //   66890c4590b22300     | nop                 dword ptr [eax + eax]
            //   40                   | mov                 byte ptr [edx], al

        $sequence_42 = { 8d34f570a02300 391e 7404 8bc7 eb6e }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   8d34f570a02300       | dec                 eax
            //   391e                 | lea                 edx, [esp]
            //   7404                 | inc                 ecx
            //   8bc7                 | inc                 ecx
            //   eb6e                 | dec                 eax

        $sequence_43 = { 8b95e4feffff 52 ff15???????? 8985d8feffff 6a00 6804010000 8d85f0feffff }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   8b95e4feffff         | lea                 ebx, [esp]
            //   52                   | dec                 esp
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8985d8feffff         | lea                 eax, [esp]
            //   6a00                 | dec                 eax
            //   6804010000           | lea                 edx, [esp]
            //   8d85f0feffff         | dec                 esp

        $sequence_44 = { 72ed 48833d????????00 741f 488d0d4a140100 e8???????? 85c0 740f }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   72ed                 | lea                 eax, [0xae3b]
            //   48833d????????00     |                     
            //   741f                 | dec                 eax
            //   488d0d4a140100       | mov                 dword ptr [ebx], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | dec                 eax
            //   740f                 | mov                 eax, ebx

        $sequence_45 = { 4883ec20 4883610800 488d05529c0000 c6411000 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   4883ec20             | xor                 esi, esi
            //   4883610800           | dec                 eax
            //   488d05529c0000       | lea                 ebx, [0xa3e8]
            //   c6411000             | lea                 edi, [esi + 0x24]

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 262144
}
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