(YARA) YARA_XprotectDecryption
rule macos_XprotectDecryption
{
meta:
author = "Antonis Terefos @Tera0017 | modified by @fr0gger_"
descr = "Detects macOS binaries and associated decryption algorithms"
hahs = "ce371a92e905d12cb16b5c273429ae91d6ff5485dda04bfedf002d2006856038"
strings:
// Decryption algorithm patterns (x64 and ARM)
$x64_code_str_decr1 = { 80 E1 ?? (48|49) 89 (DE|F0|FE) (48|49) D3 (EE|E8) (40|44) 30 ?? 48 83 C2 08 }
$x64_code_str_decr2 = { 48 89 ?? 48 D3 [1-2] 30 ?? 48 83 C1 08 48 FF C? }
$arm_code_str_decr1 = { 0B 09 7D 92 2B 25 CB 9A 4C 01 40 39 8B 01 0B 4A 4B 15 00 38 08 21 00 91 }
$arm_code_str_decr2 = { 2B 25 C8 9A 4C 01 40 39 8B 01 0B 4A 4B 15 00 38 08 21 00 91 }
condition:
(uint32(0) == 0xFEEDFACE or uint32(0) == 0xFEEDFACF or uint32(0) == 0xBEBAFECA) and
(2 of ($x64_code_str_decr*) or 2 of ($arm_code_str_decr*))
}
Associated Techniques
Technique Name | Technique ID's | Snippet(s) | OS |
---|---|---|---|
XProtect Encryption Abuse | U0711 |
Matching Samples 10 most recent
Sample Name | Matching Techniques | First Seen | Last Seen |
---|---|---|---|
ccf151ccc9b8dbecea4b18bcfd85...c9641b9d35a9d2bec05bf3ec25e1 | 1 | 2025-01-14 | 19 hours, 56 minutes ago |
ce371a92e905d12cb16b5c273429...5485dda04bfedf002d2006856038 | 1 | 2025-01-11 | 4 days, 14 hours ago |
Created
January 11, 2025
Last Revised
January 11, 2025