Skip to content

YARA · SEKOIA.IO Community

SEKOIA_Ransomware_Win_Redeemer

Finds Redeemer samples based on characteristic strings

MalwareSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-12-09
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Finds Redeemer samples based on characteristic strings

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 10 patterns (10 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

ransomware-win-redeemer.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Ransomware_Win_Redeemer : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Finds Redeemer samples based on characteristic strings"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "ef94c1b0-d292-4fae-9801-4860e7347745"
		date = "2022-12-09"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/ransomware_win_redeemer.yar#L1-L24"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "c1798a18e763277d19a3b698459244a2bc2eeebbbf239db7540d1493955ce5f0"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$str0 = "RedeemerMutex" ascii
		$str1 = "SOFTWARE\\Redeemer" ascii
		$str2 = "-----BEGIN REDEEMER PUBLIC KEY-----" ascii
		$str3 = "dnNzYWRtaW4gZGVsZXRlIHNoYWRvd3MgL0FsbCAvUXVpZXQ=" ascii
		$str4 = "d2V2dHV0aWwgY2xlYXItbG9nIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9u" ascii
		$str5 = "d2JhZG1pbiBkZWxldGUgc3lzdGVtc3RhdGViYWNrdXAgLWRlbGV0ZW9sZGVzdCAtcXVpZXQ=" ascii
		$str6 = "YXNzb2MgLnJlZGVlbT1yZWRlZW1lcg==" ascii
		$str7 = "UmVkZWVtZXIgUmFuc29td2FyZSAtIFlvdXIgRGF0YSBJcyBFbmNyeXB0ZWQ=" ascii
		$str8 = "redeemer\\DefaultIcon" wide
		$str9 = "\\Redeemer.sys" wide

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 2 of them
}

Strings (10 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$str0text"RedeemerMutex"ascii
$str1text"SOFTWARE\\Redeemer"ascii
$str2text"-----BEGIN REDEEMER PUBLIC KEY-----"ascii
$str3text"dnNzYWRtaW4gZGVsZXRlIHNoYWRvd3MgL0FsbCAvUXVpZXQ="ascii
$str4text"d2V2dHV0aWwgY2xlYXItbG9nIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9u"ascii
$str5text"d2JhZG1pbiBkZWxldGUgc3lzdGVtc3RhdGViYWNrdXAgLWRlbGV0ZW9sZGVzdCAtcXVpZXQ="ascii
$str6text"YXNzb2MgLnJlZGVlbT1yZWRlZW1lcg=="ascii
$str7text"UmVkZWVtZXIgUmFuc29td2FyZSAtIFlvdXIgRGF0YSBJcyBFbmNyeXB0ZWQ="ascii
$str8text"redeemer\\DefaultIcon"wide
$str9text"\\Redeemer.sys"wide

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 2 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 2 patterns in the rule must match.

Test this rule in your browser

Drop a file to scan it with this rule using YARA-X compiled to WebAssembly. Nothing is uploaded.

Drop a file here or click to chooseScanned locally with YARA-X. Files up to 200 MB.

Open in editor

References

Licence & attribution

Author: Sekoia.io

Source repository: SEKOIA.IO Community @ a438a5901a

Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)

Original rule

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

Rule id: ef94c1b0-d292-4fae-9801-4860e7347745

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE