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domainarm2pie.com[.]com unite3tubes[.]com unwashedsound[.]com TripleFantasy: arm2pie[.]com brittlefilet[.]com cigape[.]net crisptic01[.]net fliteile
domainavidnewssource.comstnames and IPs): DoubleFantasy: advancing-technology[.]com avidnewssource[.]com businessdealsblog[.]com businessedgeadvance[.]com chargin
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domainchangeip.netuationDrug: newjunk4u[.]com easyadvertonline[.]com newip427.changeip[.]net – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB ad-servicestats[.]net – SINK
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domaincigape.netsound[.]com TripleFantasy: arm2pie[.]com brittlefilet[.]com cigape[.]net crisptic01[.]net fliteilex[.]com itemagic[.]net micraambe
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domaincrisptic01.netripleFantasy: arm2pie[.]com brittlefilet[.]com cigape[.]net crisptic01[.]net fliteilex[.]com itemagic[.]net micraamber[.]net mimicrice
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domaindamavandkuh.comASPERSKY LAB ad-noise[.]net ad-void[.]com aynachatsrv[.]com damavandkuh[.]com fnlpic[.]com monster-ads[.]net nowruzbakher[.]com sherkhu
domaindarakht.comnicupdate[.]com technicads[.]com customerscreensavers[.]com darakht[.]com ghalibaft[.]com adservicestats[.]com 247adbiz[.]net – SIN
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domaindt1blog.comicaldigitalreporting[.]com timelywebsitehostesses[.]com www.dt1blog[.]com www.forboringbusinesses[.]com EquationLaser: lsassoc[.]co
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domainfliteilex.com2pie[.]com brittlefilet[.]com cigape[.]net crisptic01[.]net fliteilex[.]com itemagic[.]net micraamber[.]net mimicrice[.]com rampagegr
domainfnlpic.comise[.]net ad-void[.]com aynachatsrv[.]com damavandkuh[.]com fnlpic[.]com monster-ads[.]net nowruzbakher[.]com sherkhundi[.]com qui
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domainforboringbusinesses.comng[.]com timelywebsitehostesses[.]com www.dt1blog[.]com www.forboringbusinesses[.]com EquationLaser: lsassoc[.]com – re-registered, not malicio
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domaingar-tech.comlsassoc[.]com – re-registered, not malicious at the moment gar-tech[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB Fanny: webuysupplystore.mooo
domaingetmyip.comcharging-technology[.]com computertechanalysis[.]com config.getmyip[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB globalnetworkanalys[.]com me
domainghalibaft.comm technicads[.]com customerscreensavers[.]com darakht[.]com ghalibaft[.]com adservicestats[.]com 247adbiz[.]net – SINKHOLED BY KASPER
domainglobalnetworkanalys.comsis[.]com config.getmyip[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB globalnetworkanalys[.]com melding-technology[.]com myhousetechnews[.]com – SINKHOLE
domaingoldadpremium.comamazinggreentechshop[.]com foroushi[.]net technicserv[.]com goldadpremium[.]com honarkhaneh[.]net parskabab[.]com technicupdate[.]com tec
domaingoodbizez.comroshan[.]com thesuperdeliciousnews[.]com adsbizsimple[.]com goodbizez[.]com meevehdar[.]com xlivehost[.]com gar-tech[.]com – SINKHOLE
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domainhonarkhabar.comh[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB downloadmpplayer[.]com honarkhabar[.]com techsupportpwr[.]com webbizwild[.]com zhalehziba[.]com se
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domainislamicmarketing.net]com zhalehziba[.]com serv-load[.]com wangluoruanjian[.]com islamicmarketing[.]net noticiasftpsrv[.]com coffeehausblog[.]com platads[.]com h
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domainlistennewsnetwork.comctional-business[.]com housedman[.]com industry-deals[.]com listennewsnetwork[.]com phoneysoap[.]com posed2shade[.]com quik-serv[.]com rehabr
domainlsassoc.com.dt1blog[.]com www.forboringbusinesses[.]com EquationLaser: lsassoc[.]com – re-registered, not malicious at the moment gar-tech[.]c
domainmashinkhabar.comm toofanshadid[.]com bazandegan[.]com sherkatkonandeh[.]com mashinkhabar[.]com quickupdateserv[.]com rapidlyserv[.]com GrayFish: ad-nois
domainmeevehdar.comsuperdeliciousnews[.]com adsbizsimple[.]com goodbizez[.]com meevehdar[.]com xlivehost[.]com gar-tech[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY L
domainmelding-technology.com]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB globalnetworkanalys[.]com melding-technology[.]com myhousetechnews[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB newste
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domainmonster-ads.netvoid[.]com aynachatsrv[.]com damavandkuh[.]com fnlpic[.]com monster-ads[.]net nowruzbakher[.]com sherkhundi[.]com quik-serv[.]com nickl
domainmooo.com[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB Fanny: webuysupplystore.mooo[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB EquationDrug: newjunk4u[.]co
domainmyhousetechnews.comRSKY LAB globalnetworkanalys[.]com melding-technology[.]com myhousetechnews[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB newsterminalvelocity[.]com –
domainnewjunk4u.comstore.mooo[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB EquationDrug: newjunk4u[.]com easyadvertonline[.]com newip427.changeip[.]net – SINKHOLE
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domainroshanavar.com47adbiz[.]net – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB webbizwild[.]com roshanavar[.]com afkarehroshan[.]com thesuperdeliciousnews[.]com adsbizsim
domainrubi4edit.com[.]net micraamber[.]net mimicrice[.]com rampagegramar[.]com rubi4edit[.]com rubiccrum[.]com rubriccrumb[.]com team4heat[.]net tropicc
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domaintimelywebsitehostesses.comSINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB technicaldigitalreporting[.]com timelywebsitehostesses[.]com www.dt1blog[.]com www.forboringbusinesses[.]com EquationL
domaintoofanshadid.comrv[.]com coffeehausblog[.]com platads[.]com havakhosh[.]com toofanshadid[.]com bazandegan[.]com sherkatkonandeh[.]com mashinkhabar[.]com
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md511fb08b9126cdb4668b3f5135cf7a6c5age Compiled Fri Feb 13 10:50:23 2009 Name nls_933w.dll MD5 11fb08b9126cdb4668b3f5135cf7a6c5 Type HDD reprogramming module Compiled Tue Jun 15 20:23:37
md524a6ec8ebf9c0867ed1c097f4a653b8dJun 15 20:23:37 2010 Name standalonegrok_2.1.1.1 / GROK MD5 24a6ec8ebf9c0867ed1c097f4a653b8d Type GROK keylogger Compiled Tue Aug 09 03:26:22 2011 C&C s
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md54556ce5eb007af1de5bd3b457f0b216dler Compiled Fri Apr 30 01:03:53 2010 Name EquationDrug MD5 4556ce5eb007af1de5bd3b457f0b216d Type EquationDrug installer (“LUTEUSOBSTOS”) Compiled Tue D
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md5752af597e6d9fd70396accc0b9013dbeators of compromise (“one of each”): Name EquationLaser MD5 752af597e6d9fd70396accc0b9013dbe Type EquationLaser installer Compiled Mon Oct 18 15:24:05 2
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md59b1ca66aab784dc5f1dfe635d8f8a904BSTOS”) Compiled Tue Dec 11 20:47:12 2007 Name GrayFish MD5 9b1ca66aab784dc5f1dfe635d8f8a904 Type GrayFish installer Compiled Compiled: Fri Feb 01 22:15
md5ba39212c5b58b97bfc9f5bc431170827d5affe1e5df0717d7385e7f54386 loader (17920 bytes .DLL) Type ba39212c5b58b97bfc9f5bc431170827 encrypted payload (.DAT) Compiled various, possibly fake Na
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“Houston, we have a problem”

One sunny day in 2009, Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz1 embarked on a flight to the burgeoning city of Houston to attend a prestigious international scientific conference. As a leading scientist in his field, such trips were common for Grzegorz. Over the next couple of days, Mr Brzęczyszczykiewicz exchanged business cards with other researchers and talked about  the kind of important issues such high level scientists would discuss (which is another way of saying “who knows?”).  But, all good things must come to an end; the conference finished and Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz flew back home, carrying with him many highlights from a memorable event. Sometime later, as is customary for such events, the organizers sent all the participants a CDROM carrying many beautiful pictures from the conference. As Grzegorz put the CDROM in his computer and the slideshow opened, he little suspected he had just became the victim of an almost omnipotent cyberespionage organization that had just infected his computer through the use of three exploits, two of them being zero-days.

A rendezvous with the “God” of cyberespionage

It is not known when the Equation2 group began their ascent. Some of the earliest malware samples we have seen were compiled in 2002; however, their C&C was registered in August 2001. Other C&Cs used by the Equation group appear to have been registered as early as 1996, which could indicate this group has been active for almost two decades. For many years they have interacted with other powerful groups, such as the Stuxnet and Flame groups; always from a position of superiority, as they had access to exploits earlier than the others.

The #EquationAPT group is probably one of the most sophisticated cyber attack groups in the world #TheSAS2015

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Since 2001, the Equation group has been busy infecting thousands, or perhaps even tens of thousands of victims throughout the world, in the following sectors:

  • Government and diplomatic institutions
  • Telecoms
  • Aerospace
  • Energy
  • Nuclear research
  • Oil and gas
  • Military
  • Nanotechnology
  • Islamic activists and scholars
  • Mass media
  • Transportation
  • Financial institutions
  • Companies developing encryption technologies

To infect their victims, the Equation group uses a powerful arsenal of “implants” (as they call their Trojans), including the following we have created names for: EQUATIONLASER, EQUATIONDRUG, DOUBLEFANTASY, TRIPLEFANTASY, FANNY and GRAYFISH. No doubt other “implants” exist which we have yet to identify and name.

The #EquationAPT group interacted with other powerful groups, such as the #Stuxnet and #Flame groups #TheSAS2015

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The group itself has many codenames for their tools and implants, including SKYHOOKCHOW, UR, KS, SF, STEALTHFIGHTER, DRINKPARSLEY, STRAITACID, LUTEUSOBSTOS, STRAITSHOOTER, DESERTWINTER and GROK. Incredible as it may seem for such an elite group, one of the developers made the unforgivable mistake  of leaving his username: “RMGREE5“, in one of the malware samples as part of his working folder: “c:\users\rmgree5\“.

Perhaps the most powerful tool in the Equation group’s arsenal is a mysterious module known only by a cryptic name: “nls_933w.dll“. It allows them to reprogram the hard drive firmware of over a dozen different hard drive brands, including Seagate, Western Digital, Toshiba, Maxtor and IBM. This is an astonishing technical accomplishment and is testament to the group’s abilities.

Over the past years, the Equation group has performed many different attacks.  One stands out: the Fanny worm. Presumably compiled in July 2008, it was first observed and blocked by our systems in December 2008. Fanny used two zero-day exploits, which were later uncovered during the discovery of Stuxnet. To spread, it used the Stuxnet LNK exploit and USB sticks. For escalation of privilege, Fanny used a vulnerability patched by the Microsoft bulletin MS09-025, which was also used in one of the early versions of Stuxnet from 2009.

LNK exploit as used by Fanny

It’s important to point out that these two exploits were used in Fanny before they were integrated into Stuxnet, indicating that the Equation group had access to these zero-days before the Stuxnet group. The main purpose of Fanny was the mapping of air-gapped networks. For this, it used a unique USB-based command and control mechanism which allowed the attackers to pass data back and forth from air-gapped networks.

Two zero-day exploits were used by the #EquationAPT group before they were integrated into #Stuxnet #TheSAS2015

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In the coming days, we will publish more details about the Equation group malware and their attacks. The first document to be published will be a general FAQ on the group together with indicators of compromise.

By publishing this information, we hope to bring it to the attention of the ITSec community as well as independent researchers, who can extend the understanding of these attacks. The more we investigate such cyberespionage operations, we more we understand how little we actually know about them. Together, we can lift this veil and work towards a more secure (cyber-)world.

Download “Equation group: questions and answers” PDF

Indicators of compromise (“one of each”):

Name EquationLaser
MD5 752af597e6d9fd70396accc0b9013dbe
Type EquationLaser installer
Compiled Mon Oct 18 15:24:05 2004
Name Disk from Houston “autorun.exe” with EoP exploits
MD5 6fe6c03b938580ebf9b82f3b9cd4c4aa
Type EoP package and malware launcher
Compiled Wed Dec 23 15:37:33 2009
Name DoubleFantasy
MD5 2a12630ff976ba0994143ca93fecd17f
Type DoubleFantasy installer
Compiled Fri Apr 30 01:03:53 2010
Name EquationDrug
MD5 4556ce5eb007af1de5bd3b457f0b216d
Type EquationDrug installer (“LUTEUSOBSTOS”)
Compiled Tue Dec 11 20:47:12 2007
Name GrayFish
MD5 9b1ca66aab784dc5f1dfe635d8f8a904
Type GrayFish installer
Compiled Compiled: Fri Feb 01 22:15:21 2008 (installer)
Name Fanny
MD5 0a209ac0de4ac033f31d6ba9191a8f7a
Type Fanny worm
Compiled Mon Jul 28 11:11:35 2008
Name TripleFantasy  
MD5 9180d5affe1e5df0717d7385e7f54386 loader (17920 bytes .DLL)
Type ba39212c5b58b97bfc9f5bc431170827 encrypted payload (.DAT)
Compiled various, possibly fake  
Name _SD_IP_CF.dll – unknown
MD5 03718676311de33dd0b8f4f18cffd488
Type DoubleFantasy installer + LNK exploit package
Compiled Fri Feb 13 10:50:23 2009
Name nls_933w.dll
MD5 11fb08b9126cdb4668b3f5135cf7a6c5
Type HDD reprogramming module
Compiled Tue Jun 15 20:23:37 2010
Name standalonegrok_2.1.1.1 / GROK
MD5 24a6ec8ebf9c0867ed1c097f4a653b8d
Type GROK keylogger
Compiled Tue Aug 09 03:26:22 2011

C&C servers (hostnames and IPs):

DoubleFantasy:

advancing-technology[.]com
avidnewssource[.]com
businessdealsblog[.]com
businessedgeadvance[.]com
charging-technology[.]com
computertechanalysis[.]com
config.getmyip[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
globalnetworkanalys[.]com
melding-technology[.]com
myhousetechnews[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
newsterminalvelocity[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
selective-business[.]com
slayinglance[.]com
successful-marketing-now[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
taking-technology[.]com
techasiamusicsvr[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
technicaldigitalreporting[.]com
timelywebsitehostesses[.]com
www.dt1blog[.]com
www.forboringbusinesses[.]com

EquationLaser:

lsassoc[.]com – re-registered, not malicious at the moment
gar-tech[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB

Fanny:

webuysupplystore.mooo[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB

EquationDrug:

newjunk4u[.]com
easyadvertonline[.]com
newip427.changeip[.]net – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
ad-servicestats[.]net – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
subad-server[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
ad-noise[.]net
ad-void[.]com
aynachatsrv[.]com
damavandkuh[.]com
fnlpic[.]com
monster-ads[.]net
nowruzbakher[.]com
sherkhundi[.]com
quik-serv[.]com
nickleplatedads[.]com
arabtechmessenger[.]net
amazinggreentechshop[.]com
foroushi[.]net
technicserv[.]com
goldadpremium[.]com
honarkhaneh[.]net
parskabab[.]com
technicupdate[.]com
technicads[.]com
customerscreensavers[.]com
darakht[.]com
ghalibaft[.]com
adservicestats[.]com
247adbiz[.]net – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
webbizwild[.]com
roshanavar[.]com
afkarehroshan[.]com
thesuperdeliciousnews[.]com
adsbizsimple[.]com
goodbizez[.]com
meevehdar[.]com
xlivehost[.]com
gar-tech[.]com – SINKHOLED BY KASPERSKY LAB
downloadmpplayer[.]com
honarkhabar[.]com
techsupportpwr[.]com
webbizwild[.]com
zhalehziba[.]com
serv-load[.]com
wangluoruanjian[.]com
islamicmarketing[.]net
noticiasftpsrv[.]com
coffeehausblog[.]com
platads[.]com
havakhosh[.]com
toofanshadid[.]com
bazandegan[.]com
sherkatkonandeh[.]com
mashinkhabar[.]com
quickupdateserv[.]com
rapidlyserv[.]com

GrayFish:

ad-noise[.]net
business-made-fun[.]com
businessdirectnessource[.]com
charmedno1[.]com
cribdare2no[.]com
dowelsobject[.]com
following-technology[.]com
forgotten-deals[.]com
functional-business[.]com
housedman[.]com
industry-deals[.]com
listennewsnetwork[.]com
phoneysoap[.]com
posed2shade[.]com
quik-serv[.]com
rehabretie[.]com
speedynewsclips[.]com
teatac4bath[.]com
unite3tubes[.]com
unwashedsound[.]com

TripleFantasy:

arm2pie[.]com
brittlefilet[.]com
cigape[.]net
crisptic01[.]net
fliteilex[.]com
itemagic[.]net
micraamber[.]net
mimicrice[.]com
rampagegramar[.]com
rubi4edit[.]com
rubiccrum[.]com
rubriccrumb[.]com
team4heat[.]net
tropiccritics[.]com

Equation group’s exploitation servers:

standardsandpraiserepurpose[.]com
suddenplot[.]com
technicalconsumerreports[.]com
technology-revealed[.]com

IPs hardcoded in malware configuration blocks:

149.12.71.2
190.242.96.212
190.60.202.4
195.128.235.227
195.128.235.231
195.128.235.233
195.128.235.235
195.81.34.67
202.95.84.33
203.150.231.49
203.150.231.73
210.81.52.120
212.61.54.239
41.222.35.70
62.216.152.67
64.76.82.52
80.77.4.3
81.31.34.175
81.31.36.174
81.31.38.163
81.31.38.166
84.233.205.99
85.112.1.83
87.255.38.2
89.18.177.3

Kaspersky products detection names:

  • Backdoor.Win32.Laserv
  • Backdoor.Win32.Laserv.b
  • Exploit.Java.CVE-2012-1723.ad
  • HEUR:Exploit.Java.CVE-2012-1723.gen
  • HEUR:Exploit.Java.Generic
  • HEUR:Trojan.Java.Generic
  • HEUR:Trojan.Win32.DoubleFantasy.gen
  • HEUR:Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.gen
  • HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
  • HEUR:Trojan.Win32.GrayFish.gen
  • HEUR:Trojan.Win32.TripleFantasy.gen
  • Rootkit.Boot.Grayfish.a
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.bjqt
  • Trojan.Boot.Grayfish.a
  • Trojan.Win32.Agent.ajkoe
  • Trojan.Win32.Agent.iedc
  • Trojan.Win32.Agent2.jmk
  • Trojan.Win32.Diple.fzbb
  • Trojan.Win32.DoubleFantasy.a
  • Trojan.Win32.DoubleFantasy.gen
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.b
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.c
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.d
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.e
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.f
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.g
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.h
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.i
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.j
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationDrug.k
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationLaser.a
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationLaser.c
  • Trojan.Win32.EquationLaser.d
  • Trojan.Win32.Genome.agegx
  • Trojan.Win32.Genome.akyzh
  • Trojan.Win32.Genome.ammqt
  • Trojan.Win32.Genome.dyvi
  • Trojan.Win32.Genome.ihcl
  • Trojan.Win32.Patched.kc
  • Trojan.Win64.EquationDrug.a
  • Trojan.Win64.EquationDrug.b
  • Trojan.Win64.Rozena.rpcs
  • Worm.Win32.AutoRun.wzs

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ruleapt_equation_exploitlib_mutexes{

meta:

copyright="Kaspersky Lab"

description="Rule to detect Equation group's Exploitation library"

version="1.0"

last_modified="2015-02-16"

reference="https://securelist.com/blog/"

strings:

$mz="MZ"

$a1="prkMtx"wide

$a2="cnFormSyncExFBC"wide

$a3="cnFormVoidFBC"wide

$a4="cnFormSyncExFBC"

$a5="cnFormVoidFBC"

condition:

(($mz at0)andany of($a*))

}

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ruleapt_equation_doublefantasy_genericresource{

meta:

copyright="Kaspersky Lab"

description="Rule to detect DoubleFantasy encoded config"

version="1.0"

last_modified="2015-02-16"

reference="https://securelist.com/blog/"

strings:

$mz="MZ"

$a1={0600420049004E00520045005300}

$a2="yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"

$a3="002"

condition:

(($mz at0)andall of($a*))andfilesize<500000

}

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ruleapt_equation_equationlaser_runtimeclasses{

meta:

copyright="Kaspersky Lab"

description="Rule to detect the EquationLaser malware"

version="1.0"

last_modified="2015-02-16"

reference="https://securelist.com/blog/"

strings:

$a1="?a73957838_2@@YAXXZ"

$a2="?a84884@@YAXXZ"

$a3="?b823838_9839@@YAXXZ"

$a4="?e747383_94@@YAXXZ"

$a5="?e83834@@YAXXZ"

$a6="?e929348_827@@YAXXZ"

condition:

any of them

}

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ruleapt_equation_cryptotable{

meta:

copyright="Kaspersky Lab"

description="Rule to detect the crypto library used in Equation group malware"

version="1.0"

last_modified="2015-02-16"

reference="https://securelist.com/blog/"

strings:

$a={37DF E8 B6 C79C0BAE91EF F03B90C680855D194B4544123CE20D5C1C7BC4 FF D60517144F03741E41DA8F7DDE7E99F135AC B84693CE238207EB2BD4727140F3 B0 F778D74CD1551A398318FA E19A56B196AB A630C55FBE0C50C1}

condition:

$a

}

1 pseudonym, to protect the original victim’s identity >>
2 the name “Equation group” was given because of their preference for sophisticated encryption schemes >>

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