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SEKOIA_Ransomware_Win_Redeemer
Finds Redeemer samples based on characteristic strings
- 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:
= "Finds Redeemer samples based on characteristic strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "ef94c1b0-d292-4fae-9801-4860e7347745"
= "2022-12-09"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/ransomware_win_redeemer.yar#L1-L24"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "c1798a18e763277d19a3b698459244a2bc2eeebbbf239db7540d1493955ce5f0"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "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)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $str0 | text | "RedeemerMutex" | ascii |
| $str1 | text | "SOFTWARE\\Redeemer" | ascii |
| $str2 | text | "-----BEGIN REDEEMER PUBLIC KEY-----" | ascii |
| $str3 | text | "dnNzYWRtaW4gZGVsZXRlIHNoYWRvd3MgL0FsbCAvUXVpZXQ=" | ascii |
| $str4 | text | "d2V2dHV0aWwgY2xlYXItbG9nIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9u" | ascii |
| $str5 | text | "d2JhZG1pbiBkZWxldGUgc3lzdGVtc3RhdGViYWNrdXAgLWRlbGV0ZW9sZGVzdCAtcXVpZXQ=" | ascii |
| $str6 | text | "YXNzb2MgLnJlZGVlbT1yZWRlZW1lcg==" | ascii |
| $str7 | text | "UmVkZWVtZXIgUmFuc29td2FyZSAtIFlvdXIgRGF0YSBJcyBFbmNyeXB0ZWQ=" | ascii |
| $str8 | text | "redeemer\\DefaultIcon" | wide |
| $str9 | text | "\\Redeemer.sys" | wide |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 2 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 2 patterns in the rule must match.
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References
Licence & attribution
Author: Sekoia.io
Source repository: SEKOIA.IO Community @ a438a5901a
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)
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
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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