import "pe" rule MAL_DevilsTongue_HijackDll { meta: description = "Detects SOURGUM's DevilsTongue hijack DLL" author = "Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)" date = "2021-07-15" reference = "https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/07/15/protecting-customers-from-a-private-sector-offensive-actor-using-0-day-exploits-and-devilstongue-malware/" score = 80 id = "390b8b73-6740-513d-8c70-c9002be0ce69" strings: $str1 = "windows.old\\windows" wide $str2 = "NtQueryInformationThread" $str3 = "dbgHelp.dll" wide $str4 = "StackWalk64" $str5 = "ConvertSidToStringSidW" $str6 = "S-1-5-18" wide $str7 = "SMNew.dll" // DLL original name // Call check in stack manipulation // B8 FF 15 00 00 mov eax, 15FFh // 66 39 41 FA cmp [rcx-6], ax // 74 06 jz short loc_1800042B9 // 80 79 FB E8 cmp byte ptr [rcx-5], 0E8h ; $code1 = { B8 FF 15 00 00 66 39 41 FA 74 06 80 79 FB E8 } // PRNG to generate number of times to sleep 1s before exiting // 44 8B C0 mov r8d, eax // B8 B5 81 4E 1B mov eax, 1B4E81B5h // 41 F7 E8 imul r8d // C1 FA 05 sar edx, 5 // 8B CA mov ecx, edx // C1 E9 1F shr ecx, 1Fh // 03 D1 add edx, ecx // 69 CA 2C 01 00 00 imul ecx, edx, 12Ch // 44 2B C1 sub r8d, ecx // 45 85 C0 test r8d, r8d // 7E 19 jle short loc_1800014D0 $code2 = { 44 8B C0 B8 B5 81 4E 1B 41 F7 E8 C1 FA 05 8B CA C1 E9 1F 03 D1 69 CA 2C 01 00 00 44 2B C1 45 85 C0 7E 19 } condition: filesize < 800KB and uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and ( pe.characteristics & pe.DLL ) and ( 4 of them or ( $code1 and $code2 ) or pe.imphash() == "9a964e810949704ff7b4a393d9adda60" ) }