#100DaysofYARA 2024 – Day 72 – GAZPROM Ransomware Note

Two rules today because the GAZPROM ransomware drops a rather unusual note! First, matching the note itself:

rule MAL_GAZPROM_ransomnote {
	meta:
		description = "Matches strings found in GAZPROM ransomware samples."
		last_modified = "2024-03-12"
		author = "@petermstewart"
		DaysofYara = "72/100"

	strings:
		$a1 = "⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣤⣴⣶⡶⠖⠂⠉⠓⠶⣦⣄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄"
		$a2 = "⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣼⣿⣿⡿⠋⠈⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⠛⠷⣦⡀⠄⠄⠄"
		$a3 = "⠄⠄⠄⣴⣿⣿⠟⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⢻⣆⠄⠄"
		$a4 = "⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⠇⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠻⡄⠄"
		$a5 = "⠄⠄⣾⣿⡏⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠻⠄"
		$a6 = "⠄⠄⣿⣿⣇⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⠄"
		$a7 = "⢠⣶⣿⣿⡏⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣀⠄⠄⢸⡇"
		$a8 = "⠈⠟⣻⣿⡇⠄⠄⠠⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣷⡆⠄⣰⣿⣟⣛⣿⠆⢸⠃"
		$a9 = "⠄⠄⠘⣫⢳⡀⠄⠄⠄⠉⠈⠋⠉⠉⠑⠄⠉⠁⠉⠁⠁⠄⠘⠄"
		$a10 = "⠄⠄⠄⠪⣼⣷⣄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⡆⠄"
		$a11 = "⠄⠄⠄⠐⢻⣿⢿⠂⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⠁⠄"
		$a12 = "⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡏⢣⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠑⢶⣤⣤⠂⠄⠄⠄⡼⠄⠄"
		$a13 = "⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣷⣄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣄⣀⣀⠉⢀⣀⡄⠄⢠⠇⠄⠄"
		$a14 = "⠄⠄⠄⢀⣴⠈⣿⣿⣦⡀⠄⠈⠱⣧⣭⣭⣭⠟⠁⢀⣼⣧⡀⠄"
		$a15 = "⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠄⠙⢿⣿⣿⣦⣄⡀⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⠴⠋⣼⣿⣿⣷"
		$a16 = "⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄⠄⠄⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$a17 = "⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣴⣿⣯⣉⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$a18 = "⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣴⣿⣯⣉⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$a19 = "⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄⠈⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$a20 = "⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$b1 = "Your files has been encrypted"
		$b2 = "Telegram @gazpromlock"
		$b3 = "Your decrypt key:"

	condition:
		filesize < 5KB and
		21 of them
}

And second, matching the ASCII art:

rule HUNT_GAZPROM_ascii_art {
	meta:
		description = "Matches ascii art found in GAZPROM ransomware samples."
		last_modified = "2024-03-12"
		author = "@petermstewart"
		DaysofYara = "72/100"
		sha256 = "5d61fcaa5ca55575eb82df8b87ab8d0a1d08676fd2085d4b7c91f4b16898d2f1"

	strings:
		$a1 = "⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣤⣴⣶⡶⠖⠂⠉⠓⠶⣦⣄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄"
		$a2 = "⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣼⣿⣿⡿⠋⠈⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⠛⠷⣦⡀⠄⠄⠄"
		$a3 = "⠄⠄⠄⣴⣿⣿⠟⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⢻⣆⠄⠄"
		$a4 = "⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⠇⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠻⡄⠄"
		$a5 = "⠄⠄⣾⣿⡏⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠻⠄"
		$a6 = "⠄⠄⣿⣿⣇⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⠄"
		$a7 = "⢠⣶⣿⣿⡏⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣀⠄⠄⢸⡇"
		$a8 = "⠈⠟⣻⣿⡇⠄⠄⠠⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣷⡆⠄⣰⣿⣟⣛⣿⠆⢸⠃"
		$a9 = "⠄⠄⠘⣫⢳⡀⠄⠄⠄⠉⠈⠋⠉⠉⠑⠄⠉⠁⠉⠁⠁⠄⠘⠄"
		$a10 = "⠄⠄⠄⠪⣼⣷⣄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⡆⠄"
		$a11 = "⠄⠄⠄⠐⢻⣿⢿⠂⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⠁⠄"
		$a12 = "⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡏⢣⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠑⢶⣤⣤⠂⠄⠄⠄⡼⠄⠄"
		$a13 = "⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣷⣄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣄⣀⣀⠉⢀⣀⡄⠄⢠⠇⠄⠄"
		$a14 = "⠄⠄⠄⢀⣴⠈⣿⣿⣦⡀⠄⠈⠱⣧⣭⣭⣭⠟⠁⢀⣼⣧⡀⠄"
		$a15 = "⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠄⠙⢿⣿⣿⣦⣄⡀⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⠴⠋⣼⣿⣿⣷"
		$a16 = "⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄⠄⠄⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$a17 = "⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣴⣿⣯⣉⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$a18 = "⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣴⣿⣯⣉⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$a19 = "⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄⠈⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿"
		$a20 = "⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿"

	condition:
		all of them
}

Find the rest of my 100DaysofYARA posts here, and the rules themselves on my Github repository.

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