YARA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- import "pe" rule EquationDrug_MS_Identifier { meta: description = "Microsoft Identifier used in EquationDrug Platform" author = "Florian Roth @4nc4p" date = "2015/03/11" strings: $s1 = "Microsoft(R) Windows (TM) Operating System" fullword wide condition: // Epoch for 01.01.2000 $s1 and pe.timestamp > 946684800 } ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment: Seems to be a Product string used in Windows NT (please confirm). Compile dates of the samples listed below range from 2001 to 2009. This product string should not appear in system files of newer Windows versions (2000+). Tested against: Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows XP Windows 7 Google Search: https://www.google.de/search?q=%22Microsoft(R)+Windows+(TM)+Operating+System%22+inurl:virustotal.com Matches from the EquationDrug Report: 74de13b5ea68b3da24addc009f84baee - Compiled 2001-2007 8d87a1845122bf090b3d8656dc9d60a8 - Compiled 2008-2009 20506375665a6a62f7d9dd22d1cc9870 - Compiled 2003-2006 c4f8671c1f00dab30f5f88d684af1927 - Compiled 2008 5767b9d851d0c24e13eca1bfd16ea424 - Compiled 2008 Source: (Awesome work by Kaspersky) http://securelist.com/blog/research/69203/inside-the-equationdrug-espionage-platform/ Advice: Do not use the "pe" module in productive environments yet.