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DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_KB_ID_Ransomware_Goldenaxe

Detects files referencing identities associated with GoldenAxe ransomware

Suspicious / huntingGoldenaxeditekSHen detectionBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
ditekShen
Date
2021-01-21
Modified
2024-01-23
Score / Quality
75 / 71

What this rule detects

Detects files referencing identities associated with GoldenAxe ransomware

Associated malware family: Goldenaxe.

It defines 2 patterns (2 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

indicator-kb-id-ransomware-goldenaxe.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_KB_ID_Ransomware_Goldenaxe
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects files referencing identities associated with GoldenAxe ransomware"
		author = "ditekShen"
		id = "cd6486eb-742f-50fb-bd99-c5d778886477"
		date = "2021-01-21"
		modified = "2024-01-23"
		reference = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection"
		source_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/yara/indicator_knownbad_id.yar#L82-L91"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		logic_hash = "2540da85880dc08b51a2d096cefd8ed3cb14ccd171b71b434ccf26e7c5f1b54b"
		score = 75
		quality = 71
		tags = ""

	strings:
		$s1 = "xxback@keemail.me" nocase ascii wide
		$s2 = "darkusmbackup@protonmail.com" nocase ascii wide

	condition:
		any of them
}

Strings (2 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"xxback@keemail.me"nocase ascii wide
$s2text"darkusmbackup@protonmail.com"nocase ascii wide

Condition

any of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • At least one pattern in the rule must match.

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: ditekShen

Source repository: ditekSHen detection @ e76c93dcde

Licence: BSD 2-Clause License (repository licence)

Copyright notice: Copyright 2021 by ditekSHen (https://github.com/ditekshen/detection).

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: cd6486eb-742f-50fb-bd99-c5d778886477

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