rule InceptionDLL { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" info = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" reference = "https://www.bluecoat.com/documents/download/638d602b-70f4-4644-aaad-b80e1426aad4/d5c87163-e068-440f-b89e-e40b2f8d2088" 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 InceptionAndroid { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" info = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" reference = "https://www.bluecoat.com/documents/download/638d602b-70f4-4644-aaad-b80e1426aad4/d5c87163-e068-440f-b89e-e40b2f8d2088" strings: $a1 = "BLOGS AVAILABLE=" $a2 = "blog-index" $a3 = "Cant create dex=" condition: all of them } rule InceptionBlackberry { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" info = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" reference = "https://www.bluecoat.com/documents/download/638d602b-70f4-4644-aaad-b80e1426aad4/d5c87163-e068-440f-b89e-e40b2f8d2088" strings: $a1 = "POSTALCODE:" $a2 = "SecurityCategory:" $a3 = "amount of free flash:" $a4 = "$071|'1'|:" $b1 = "God_Save_The_Queen" $b2 = "UrlBlog" condition: all of ($a*) or all of ($b*) } rule InceptionIOS { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" info = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" reference = "https://www.bluecoat.com/documents/download/638d602b-70f4-4644-aaad-b80e1426aad4/d5c87163-e068-440f-b89e-e40b2f8d2088" strings: $a1 = "Developer/iOS/JohnClerk/" $b1 = "SkypeUpdate" $b2 = "/Syscat/" $b3 = "WhatsAppUpdate" condition: $a1 and any of ($b*) } rule InceptionMips { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" info = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" reference = "https://www.bluecoat.com/documents/download/638d602b-70f4-4644-aaad-b80e1426aad4/d5c87163-e068-440f-b89e-e40b2f8d2088" strings: $a = "start_sockat" ascii wide $b = "start_sockss" ascii wide $c = "13CStatusServer" ascii wide condition: all of them } rule InceptionRTF { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" info = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" reference = "https://www.bluecoat.com/documents/download/638d602b-70f4-4644-aaad-b80e1426aad4/d5c87163-e068-440f-b89e-e40b2f8d2088" strings: $a = "))PT@T" $b = "XMLVERSION \"3.1.11.5604.5606" $c = "objclass Word.Document.12}\\objw9355" condition: all of them } rule InceptionVBS { meta: author = "Blue Coat Systems, Inc" info = "Used by unknown APT actors: Inception" reference = "https://www.bluecoat.com/documents/download/638d602b-70f4-4644-aaad-b80e1426aad4/d5c87163-e068-440f-b89e-e40b2f8d2088" strings: $a = "c = Crypt(c,k)" $b = "fso.BuildPath( WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(a), nn)" condition: all of them }