peb-access.yml

rule:
  meta:
    name: PEB access
    authors:
      - michael.hunhoff@mandiant.com
    lib: true
    scopes:
      static: basic block
      dynamic: unsupported  # requires characteristic, offset, mnemonic features
    mbc:
      - Anti-Behavioral Analysis::Debugger Detection::Process Environment Block [B0001.019]
    references:
      - https://github.com/LordNoteworthy/al-khaser/blob/master/al-khaser/AntiDebug/NtGlobalFlag.cpp
    examples:
      - al-khaser_x86.exe_:0x420D20
  features:
    - or:
      - characteristic: peb access
      - and:
        # https://github.com/LordNoteworthy/al-khaser/blob/master/al-khaser/AntiDebug/NtGlobalFlag.cpp#L41
        - arch: i386
        - characteristic: fs access
        - or:
          # in 0f5d5d07c6533bc6d991836ce79daaa1
          # then we have:
          #
          #     xor edx, edx
          #     mov edx, fs:[edx+30h]
          - offset: 0x30
          - instruction:
            # in the case of CallObfuscator, gs:[rax]
            - mnemonic: add
            - number: 0x30
      - and:
        - arch: amd64
        - characteristic: gs access
        - or:
          - offset: 0x60
          - instruction:
            - mnemonic: add
            - number: 0x60
      - and:
        # WoW64 PEB address is fetched via the WoW64 Thread Environment Block (TEB) at FS:[0x18]-0x2000
        # https://github.com/LordNoteworthy/al-khaser/blob/master/al-khaser/AntiDebug/NtGlobalFlag.cpp#L45
        - characteristic: fs access
        - instruction:
          - mnemonic: sub
          - number: 0x2000