YARA · SEKOIA.IO Community
SEKOIA_Ransomware_Win_Scransom
Finds ScRansom samples based on specific strings
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-08-24
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Finds ScRansom samples based on specific strings
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 17 patterns (17 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
ransomware-win-scransom.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Ransomware_Win_Scransom : FILE
{
meta:
= "Finds ScRansom samples based on specific strings"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "ea799295-1332-49c6-9816-035b91fc9b4f"
= "2023-08-24"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/ransomware_win_scransom.yar#L1-L31"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "3b8034bc5e0919d6c05dd2f2079c40836f241f2db02c1baf70ecb530db90847f"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$str01 = "TIMATOMAFULL" wide
$str02 = ".Encrypted" wide
$str03 = ".Encrypting" wide
$str04 = "File Name :" wide
$str05 = "File size :" wide
$str06 = "TIMATOMA#" wide
$str07 = "Already Encrypted" wide
$str08 = "HOW TO RECOVERY FILES.TXT" wide
$str09 = "%d folder(s) searched and %d file(s) found - %.3f second(s)" wide
$str10 = "Search cancelled -" wide
$str11 = "note.txt" wide
$str12 = "Cannot sort the list while a search is in progress." wide
$str13 = "Cancelling search, please wait..." wide
$str14 = "Error showing process list" wide
$str15 = "[System Process]" wide
$str16 = "taskkill /f /im" wide
$str17 = "kill.bat" wide
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 15 of them
}
Strings (17 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $str01 | text | "TIMATOMAFULL" | wide |
| $str02 | text | ".Encrypted" | wide |
| $str03 | text | ".Encrypting" | wide |
| $str04 | text | "File Name :" | wide |
| $str05 | text | "File size :" | wide |
| $str06 | text | "TIMATOMA#" | wide |
| $str07 | text | "Already Encrypted" | wide |
| $str08 | text | "HOW TO RECOVERY FILES.TXT" | wide |
| $str09 | text | "%d folder(s) searched and %d file(s) found - %.3f second(s)" | wide |
| $str10 | text | "Search cancelled -" | wide |
| $str11 | text | "note.txt" | wide |
| $str12 | text | "Cannot sort the list while a search is in progress." | wide |
| $str13 | text | "Cancelling search, please wait..." | wide |
| $str14 | text | "Error showing process list" | wide |
| $str15 | text | "[System Process]" | wide |
| $str16 | text | "taskkill /f /im" | wide |
| $str17 | text | "kill.bat" | wide |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 15 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 15 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: ea799295-1332-49c6-9816-035b91fc9b4f
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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