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win.tidepool (Back to overview)

Tidepool

Actor(s): Mirage

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References
2022-07-18 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Unit 42
Shallow Taurus
FormerFirstRAT IsSpace NewCT PlugX Poison Ivy Tidepool DragonOK
2016-05-22 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Brandon Levene, Jen Miller-Osborn, Micah Yates, Mike Scott, Tom Keigher
Operation Ke3chang Resurfaces With New TidePool Malware
Tidepool
2013-12-12 ⋅ FireEye Inc ⋅ James T. Bennett, Kenneth Geers, Mike Scott, Nart Villeneuve, Ned Moran, Thoufique Haq
OPERATION “KE3CHANG”:Targeted Attacks Against Ministries of Foreign Affairs
Tidepool APT15
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_tidepool_auto (20260917 | Detects win.tidepool.)
rule win_tidepool_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-09-17"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.tidepool."
        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.tidepool"
        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 = { 5e c20400 80790800 c701???????? 740e 8b4904 }
            // n = 6, score = 1000
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   c20400               | ret                 4
            //   80790800             | cmp                 byte ptr [ecx + 8], 0
            //   c701????????         |                     
            //   740e                 | je                  0x10
            //   8b4904               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ecx + 4]

        $sequence_1 = { 56 e8???????? 83c404 8bc6 5e c20400 80790800 }
            // n = 7, score = 1000
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   8bc6                 | mov                 eax, esi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   c20400               | ret                 4
            //   80790800             | cmp                 byte ptr [ecx + 8], 0

        $sequence_2 = { 5f 5e 5b 8b8d00030000 33cd e8???????? 81c504030000 }
            // n = 7, score = 1000
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   5b                   | pop                 ebx
            //   8b8d00030000         | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x300]
            //   33cd                 | xor                 ecx, ebp
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   81c504030000         | add                 ebp, 0x304

        $sequence_3 = { 6a00 50 8b08 ff91a4000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 1000
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8b08                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [eax]
            //   ff91a4000000         | call                dword ptr [ecx + 0xa4]

        $sequence_4 = { e8???????? 83c40c 803d????????37 7518 68???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 900
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c40c               | add                 esp, 0xc
            //   803d????????37       |                     
            //   7518                 | jne                 0x1a
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_5 = { 33db 53 6a02 8bf1 e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 900
            //   33db                 | xor                 ebx, ebx
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   6a02                 | push                2
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_6 = { 2bc8 83e906 51 83c006 50 }
            // n = 5, score = 900
            //   2bc8                 | sub                 ecx, eax
            //   83e906               | sub                 ecx, 6
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   83c006               | add                 eax, 6
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_7 = { 6800000040 8d4500 50 ff15???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 900
            //   6800000040           | push                0x40000000
            //   8d4500               | lea                 eax, [ebp]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_8 = { 56 8bf1 e8???????? 8b4654 6a00 50 }
            // n = 6, score = 800
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b4654               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 0x54]
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_9 = { 681f000200 56 68???????? 6801000080 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   681f000200           | push                0x2001f
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   6801000080           | push                0x80000001

        $sequence_10 = { 50 8b08 ff5138 47 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8b08                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [eax]
            //   ff5138               | call                dword ptr [ecx + 0x38]
            //   47                   | inc                 edi

        $sequence_11 = { 57 50 6802020000 ff15???????? 68???????? ff15???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 800
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6802020000           | push                0x202
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_12 = { 52 8d5668 52 8d5658 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   8d5668               | lea                 edx, [esi + 0x68]
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   8d5658               | lea                 edx, [esi + 0x58]

        $sequence_13 = { e8???????? c3 68???????? e8???????? a1???????? c70424???????? ff35???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 800
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   a1????????           |                     
            //   c70424????????       |                     
            //   ff35????????         |                     

        $sequence_14 = { 6810270000 ff15???????? 8b45ec 8b08 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   6810270000           | push                0x2710
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8b45ec               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x14]
            //   8b08                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [eax]

        $sequence_15 = { e8???????? 68???????? 68???????? 68???????? 8d4500 50 }
            // n = 6, score = 800
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   8d4500               | lea                 eax, [ebp]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_16 = { 8b08 ff91a4000000 8b4654 6a01 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   8b08                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [eax]
            //   ff91a4000000         | call                dword ptr [ecx + 0xa4]
            //   8b4654               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 0x54]
            //   6a01                 | push                1

        $sequence_17 = { 52 50 8b08 ff91f8000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8b08                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [eax]
            //   ff91f8000000         | call                dword ptr [ecx + 0xf8]

        $sequence_18 = { 8d45ec 50 681f000200 53 68???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 800
            //   8d45ec               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x14]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   681f000200           | push                0x2001f
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_19 = { 52 8d5658 52 50 ff91d0000000 33ff 8b4654 }
            // n = 7, score = 800
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   8d5658               | lea                 edx, [esi + 0x58]
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff91d0000000         | call                dword ptr [ecx + 0xd0]
            //   33ff                 | xor                 edi, edi
            //   8b4654               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 0x54]

        $sequence_20 = { eb06 8b3d???????? 8d45fc 50 }
            // n = 4, score = 600
            //   eb06                 | jmp                 8
            //   8b3d????????         |                     
            //   8d45fc               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 4]
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_21 = { 53 55 33db 395c241c 56 }
            // n = 5, score = 600
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   55                   | push                ebp
            //   33db                 | xor                 ebx, ebx
            //   395c241c             | cmp                 dword ptr [esp + 0x1c], ebx
            //   56                   | push                esi

        $sequence_22 = { 7e13 51 8d542428 55 }
            // n = 4, score = 600
            //   7e13                 | jle                 0x15
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   8d542428             | lea                 edx, [esp + 0x28]
            //   55                   | push                ebp

        $sequence_23 = { ff75ec ff15???????? 8b35???????? 6a04 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   ff75ec               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x14]
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8b35????????         |                     
            //   6a04                 | push                4

        $sequence_24 = { 5b c9 c3 8b442404 8b00 c0e804 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   5b                   | pop                 ebx
            //   c9                   | leave               
            //   c3                   | ret                 
            //   8b442404             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 4]
            //   8b00                 | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax]
            //   c0e804               | shr                 al, 4

        $sequence_25 = { 8d85dcfdffff 50 56 e8???????? 83c418 5e }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   8d85dcfdffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x224]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c418               | add                 esp, 0x18
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi

        $sequence_26 = { 83e01f c1f905 56 57 8b348d60630110 8d1c8d60630110 8d3cc0 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   83e01f               | and                 eax, 0x1f
            //   c1f905               | sar                 ecx, 5
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   8b348d60630110       | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ecx*4 + 0x10016360]
            //   8d1c8d60630110       | lea                 ebx, [ecx*4 + 0x10016360]
            //   8d3cc0               | lea                 edi, [eax + eax*8]

        $sequence_27 = { ff15???????? 85c0 7421 8d45c8 50 8d4584 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7421                 | je                  0x23
            //   8d45c8               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x38]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d4584               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x7c]

        $sequence_28 = { c0e104 0ac1 8806 a0???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   c0e104               | shl                 cl, 4
            //   0ac1                 | or                  al, cl
            //   8806                 | mov                 byte ptr [esi], al
            //   a0????????           |                     

        $sequence_29 = { ff15???????? ebe8 5f 5e b001 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   ebe8                 | jmp                 0xffffffea
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   b001                 | mov                 al, 1

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 1998848
}
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