https://github.com/stvemillertime/ConventionEngine

ConventionEngine - A Yara Rulepack for PDB Path Hunting
https://github.com/stvemillertime/ConventionEngine

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ConventionEngine - A Yara Rulepack for PDB Path Hunting

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/stvemillertime/ConventionEngine
• Owner: stvemillertime
• Created: 2019-04-30T12:40:53.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-15T13:55:28.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-09T19:11:18.388Z (7 months ago)
• Language: YARA
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.61 MB
• Stars: 35
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# ConventionEngine

"ConventionEngine" is a collection of Yara rules looking for PEs with PDB paths that have unique, unusual, or overtly malicious-looking keywords, terms, or other features. For further reading on the context, please see the @FireEye blog series on the subject. 

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/08/definitive-dossier-of-devilish-debug-details-part-one-pdb-paths-malware.html

Keywords = string words used by malware developers to organize files, folders and code projects, often describing the functionality of the malware.

Terms = string words that show up in paths as a result of operating system, software, or user behavior, often indicating that the developer is riding solo or that code project is not being developed for a "enterprise" software product.

Anomalies = Other things that are less common but are suspicious or indicative of various behaviors.

See also here: https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/definitive_dossier_pdb_yara_appendix.pdf