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win.spora_ransom (Back to overview)

Spora

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References
2019-06-12 ⋅ Gdata ⋅ Karsten Hahn
Ransomware identification for the judicious analyst
Cerber Cryptowall CryptoFortress Locky PadCrypt Spora VirLock
2017-06-26 ⋅ Sophos ⋅ Bill Brenner
How Spora ransomware tries to fool antivirus
Spora
2017-03-15 ⋅ Github (MinervaLabsResearch) ⋅ Minerva Labs
Vaccinating against Spora ransomware: a proof-of-concept tool by Minerva
Spora
2017-03-10 ⋅ Malwarebytes ⋅ Malwarebytes Labs
Explained: Spora ransomware
Spora
2017-03-09 ⋅ Tenable ⋅ Kevin Douglas
Spora Ransomware: Understanding the HTA Infection Vector
Spora
2017-01-18 ⋅ G Data ⋅ Karsten Hahn
Spora - the Shortcut Worm that is also a Ransomware
Spora
2017-01-17 ⋅ Malware Traffic Analysis ⋅ Brad Duncan
EITEST RIG-V FROM 92.53.127.86 SENDS SPORA RANSOMWARE
Spora
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_spora_ransom_auto (20260917 | Detects win.spora_ransom.)
rule win_spora_ransom_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-09-17"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.spora_ransom."
        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.spora_ransom"
        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 = { 8d45fc 50 68???????? 57 e8???????? 85c0 740e }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   8d45fc               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 4]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   740e                 | je                  0x10

        $sequence_1 = { b001 ebf5 b002 ebf1 b003 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   b001                 | mov                 al, 1
            //   ebf5                 | jmp                 0xfffffff7
            //   b002                 | mov                 al, 2
            //   ebf1                 | jmp                 0xfffffff3
            //   b003                 | mov                 al, 3

        $sequence_2 = { 0bf0 57 ff15???????? 5f 8bc6 5e }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   0bf0                 | or                  esi, eax
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   8bc6                 | mov                 eax, esi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi

        $sequence_3 = { 85c0 7436 03fb 83ff0c 72ec 33ff }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7436                 | je                  0x38
            //   03fb                 | add                 edi, ebx
            //   83ff0c               | cmp                 edi, 0xc
            //   72ec                 | jb                  0xffffffee
            //   33ff                 | xor                 edi, edi

        $sequence_4 = { 6a01 6810660000 ff35???????? ff15???????? 85c0 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   6810660000           | push                0x6610
            //   ff35????????         |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_5 = { 72e4 33c0 5e c20400 33c0 40 ebf7 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   72e4                 | jb                  0xffffffe6
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   c20400               | ret                 4
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax
            //   40                   | inc                 eax
            //   ebf7                 | jmp                 0xfffffff9

        $sequence_6 = { be00400000 56 6a40 ffd3 8bf8 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   be00400000           | mov                 esi, 0x4000
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   6a40                 | push                0x40
            //   ffd3                 | call                ebx
            //   8bf8                 | mov                 edi, eax

        $sequence_7 = { 8bf0 85f6 7445 8365fc00 8d45fc 50 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   8bf0                 | mov                 esi, eax
            //   85f6                 | test                esi, esi
            //   7445                 | je                  0x47
            //   8365fc00             | and                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], 0
            //   8d45fc               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 4]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_8 = { 740e 8b45fc 8b4010 0fb6f0 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   740e                 | je                  0x10
            //   8b45fc               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   8b4010               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax + 0x10]
            //   0fb6f0               | movzx               esi, al

        $sequence_9 = { ff15???????? 85c0 7466 56 57 bf00020000 57 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7466                 | je                  0x68
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   bf00020000           | mov                 edi, 0x200
            //   57                   | push                edi

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 73728
}
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