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DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_DECAF

Detects DECAF ransomware

MalwareDecafditekSHen detectionBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
ditekSHen
Date
2020-11-06
Modified
2024-11-01
Score / Quality
75 / 75

What this rule detects

Detects DECAF ransomware

Associated malware family: Decaf.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 13 patterns (13 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

malware-win-decaf.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_DECAF : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects DECAF ransomware"
		author = "ditekSHen"
		id = "c6e4ce00-0be9-572d-987c-c47d699002f0"
		date = "2020-11-06"
		modified = "2024-11-01"
		reference = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection"
		source_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/yara/malware.yar#L8248-L8268"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		logic_hash = "5d79a4f310fb00022eb9d636f161227e84a7e15517c4d2c39acafa7d81af5c2a"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$s1 = "main.EncWorker" fullword ascii
		$s2 = "Paths2Encrypt" fullword ascii
		$s3 = "/cmd/encryptor/main.go" ascii
		$s4 = "*win.FileUtils; .autotmp_41 *lib.Encryptor; .autotmp_" ascii
		$s5 = "\"Microsoft Window" fullword wide
		$s6 = "Legal_Policy_Statement" fullword wide
		$s7 = ").Encrypt." ascii
		$s8 = "*struct { F uintptr; pw *os.File; c *" ascii
		$s9 = ".ListFilesToEnc." ascii
		$m1 = "WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER" ascii
		$m2 = "All your servers and computers are encrypted" ascii
		$m3 = "We guarantee to decrypt one image file for free." ascii
		$m4 = "We WILL NOT be able to RESTORE them." ascii

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and ( 4 of ( $s* ) or 3 of ( $m* ) or ( 1 of ( $m* ) and 2 of ( $s* ) ) )
}

Strings (13 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"main.EncWorker"fullword ascii
$s2text"Paths2Encrypt"fullword ascii
$s3text"/cmd/encryptor/main.go"ascii
$s4text"*win.FileUtils; .autotmp_41 *lib.Encryptor; .autotmp_"ascii
$s5text"\"Microsoft Window"fullword wide
$s6text"Legal_Policy_Statement"fullword wide
$s7text").Encrypt."ascii
$s8text"*struct { F uintptr; pw *os.File; c *"ascii
$s9text".ListFilesToEnc."ascii
$m1text"WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER"ascii
$m2text"All your servers and computers are encrypted"ascii
$m3text"We guarantee to decrypt one image file for free."ascii
$m4text"We WILL NOT be able to RESTORE them."ascii

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and ( 4 of ( $s* ) or 3 of ( $m* ) or ( 1 of ( $m* ) and 2 of ( $s* ) ) )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 4 patterns in ( $s* ) must match.
  • At least 3 patterns in ( $m* ) must match.
  • At least 1 patterns in ( $m* ) must match.
  • At least 2 patterns in ( $s* ) must match.

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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: c6e4ce00-0be9-572d-987c-c47d699002f0

Tags:FILE

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