rule InceptionDLL { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" reference = "http://goo.gl/qr7BP4" date = "12/10/2014" description = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" strings: $a = "dll.polymorphed.dll" $b = { 83 7d 08 00 0f 84 cf 00 00 00 83 7d 0c 00 0f 84 c5 00 00 00 83 7d 10 00 0f 84 bb 00 00 00 83 7d 14 08 0f 82 b1 00 00 00 c7 45 fc 00 00 00 00 8b 45 10 89 45 dc 68 00 00 } $c = { FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8b 4d 08 8b 11 c7 42 14 00 00 00 00 8b 45 08 8b 08 8b 55 14 89 51 18 8b 45 08 8b 08 8b 55 0c 89 51 1c 8b 45 08 8b 08 8b 55 10 89 51 20 8b 45 08 8b 08 } $d = { 68 10 27 00 00 FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 7d CC 0a 0f 8d 47 01 00 00 83 7d d0 00 0f 85 3d 01 00 00 6a 20 6a 00 8d 4d d4 51 e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 c4 0c 8b 55 08 89 55 e8 c7 45 d8 } $e = { 55 8b ec 8b 45 08 8b 88 ac 23 03 00 51 8b 55 0c 52 8b 45 0c 8b 48 04 ff d1 83 c4 08 8b 55 08 8b 82 14 bb 03 00 50 8b 4d 0c 51 8b 55 0c 8b 42 04 } condition: any of them } rule InceptionRTF { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" reference = "http://goo.gl/qr7BP4" date = "12/10/2014" description = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" strings: $a = "}}PT@T" $b = "XMLVERSION \"3.1.11.5604.5606" $c = "objclass Word.Document.12}\\objw9355" condition: all of them } rule InceptionMips { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" reference = "http://goo.gl/qr7BP4" date = "12/10/2014" description = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" strings: $a = "start_sockat" ascii wide $b = "start_sockss" ascii wide $c = "13CStatusServer" ascii wide condition: all of them } rule InceptionVBS { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc; modified by Florian Roth" reference = "http://goo.gl/qr7BP4" date = "12/10/2014" description = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" strings: $a = "c = Crypt(c,k)" $b = "fso.BuildPath( WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(a)" $c = "Dim p(4)" fullword ascii condition: all of them } rule InceptionBlackberry { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc; modified by Florian Roth" reference = "http://goo.gl/qr7BP4" date = "12/10/2014" description = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" strings: $a1 = "POSTALCODE:" $a2 = "SecurityCategory:" $a3 = "amount of free flash:" $a4 = { 24 d8 37 31 7c 27 31 27 7c 3a } /* replaced non ascii character srtring $Ø71|'1'|: */ $b1 = "God_Save_The_Queen" $b2 = "UrlBlog" condition: all of ($a*) or all of ($b*) } rule InceptionAndroid { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" reference = "http://goo.gl/qr7BP4" date = "12/10/2014" description = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" strings: $a1 = "BLOGS AVAILABLE=" $a2 = "blog-index" $a3 = "Cant create dex=" condition: all of them } rule InceptionIOS { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" reference = "http://goo.gl/qr7BP4" date = "12/10/2014" description = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" strings: $a1 = "Developer/iOS/JohnClerk/" $b1 = "SkypeUpdate" $b2 = "/Syscat/" $b3 = "WhatsAppUpdate" condition: $a1 and any of ($b*) } rule InceptionCloudMe { meta: author = "Florian Roth" reference = "http://goo.gl/qr7BP4" date = "12/10/2014" score = 65 description = "Compromised CloudMe accounts from BlueCoat operation Inception" strings: $s1 = "franko7046" fullword $s2 = "sanmorinostar" fullword $s3 = "tem5842" fullword $s4 = "bimm4276" fullword $s5 = "carter0648" fullword $s6 = "depp3353" fullword $s7 = "frogs6352" fullword $s8 = "daw0996" fullword $s9 = "chak2488" fullword $s10 = "corn6814" fullword $s11 = "james9611" fullword $s12 = "lisa.walker" fullword $s13 = "billder1405" fullword $s14 = "droll5587" fullword $s15 = "samantha2064" fullword $s16 = "chloe7400" fullword $s17 = "browner8674935" fullword $s18 = "parker2339915" fullword $s19 = "young0498814" fullword $s20 = "hurris4124867" fullword $x1 = "cloudme" nocase fullword condition: 1 of ($s*) and $x1 }