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DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Timetime

Detects TimeTime ransomware

MalwareTimetimeditekSHen 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 TimeTime ransomware

Associated malware family: Timetime.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 9 patterns (9 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

malware-win-timetime.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Timetime : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects TimeTime ransomware"
		author = "ditekSHen"
		id = "4d6a31b5-b5a5-58e2-bfce-c40c72cda391"
		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#L9311-L9327"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		logic_hash = "c75ca595ff25f8c79bfe8e5c6af29349be8f07c2de79fd24f09b02afffb7168b"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$s1 = "@_DECRYPTOR_@" ascii wide
		$s2 = "@__RECOVER_YOUR_FILES__@" wide
		$s3 = "\\TimeTime.pdb" ascii
		$s4 = "runCommand" fullword ascii
		$s5 = "decryptor_file_name" fullword ascii
		$s6 = "encryption_hiding_process" fullword ascii
		$s7 = "admin_hiding_process" fullword ascii
		$s8 = "security_vaccine" fullword ascii
		$s9 = "EncrFiles_Load" fullword ascii

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 4 of them
}

Strings (9 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"@_DECRYPTOR_@"ascii wide
$s2text"@__RECOVER_YOUR_FILES__@"wide
$s3text"\\TimeTime.pdb"ascii
$s4text"runCommand"fullword ascii
$s5text"decryptor_file_name"fullword ascii
$s6text"encryption_hiding_process"fullword ascii
$s7text"admin_hiding_process"fullword ascii
$s8text"security_vaccine"fullword ascii
$s9text"EncrFiles_Load"fullword ascii

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 4 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 4 patterns 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: 4d6a31b5-b5a5-58e2-bfce-c40c72cda391

Tags:FILE