YARA rule 'exploit_framework': Exploit framework components and payloads [hacktools]
High
- Category
- YARA Match
- Content
| Exfiltration | Read sensitive files then exfiltrate / archive and upload | high | | CredentialTheft | SSH/cloud credentials, browser data, system credential-store access | critical | | NetworkCall | Reverse connections, raw sockets, HTTP clients (mostly context-dependent) | medium | | PrivilegeEscalation | Permission-bit changes, setuid, joining admin groups | high | | SocialEngineering | Social-engineering wording in names (file names) | medium | | Base64 | Overlong base64 strings (upgraded if decoding reveals sensitive keywords) | medium→high | | IOCMatch | Known malicious IP/domain/URL patterns/file hashes | critical | | PostInstallHook | Install-time lifecycle scripts (download/execute is critical) | high→critical | | HiddenChar | Zero-width and bidirectional override characters | medium | | Entropy | High-entropy encoded strings (suspected obfuscated/encrypted payloads) | medium | > The rule table lives in scripts/audit_rules.py (signature data file, self-scan
- Confidence
- 80% confidence
- Finding
- YARA rule matched a hack tool or exploit indicator (offensive tools, reconnaissance, privilege escalation, or exploit frameworks).
