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SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_SUSP_RANSOM_Lazy_Ransomnote_Feb24

Detects the Lazy ransom note file 'HowToRestoreYourFiles.txt' which is a sign of a Lazy ransomware infection

MalwareSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Florian Roth
Date
2024-02-23
Modified
2024-04-24
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

Detects the Lazy ransom note file 'HowToRestoreYourFiles.txt' which is a sign of a Lazy ransomware infection

It defines 1 patterns (1 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

mal-susp-ransom-lazy-ransomnote-feb24.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_SUSP_RANSOM_Lazy_Ransomnote_Feb24
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects the Lazy ransom note file 'HowToRestoreYourFiles.txt' which is a sign of a Lazy ransomware infection"
		author = "Florian Roth"
		id = "287dfd67-8d0d-5906-b593-3af42a5a3aa4"
		date = "2024-02-23"
		modified = "2024-04-24"
		reference = "https://www.huntress.com/blog/slashandgrab-screen-connect-post-exploitation-in-the-wild-cve-2024-1709-cve-2024-1708"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/expl_connectwise_screenconnect_vuln_feb24.yar#L151-L163"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "c9416d05f0bd9aab9d6108380c1b5364f4c4e112b6e0726202f083eaacfdcf56"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = ""

	strings:
		$x1 = "All Encrypted files can be reversed to original form and become usable"

	condition:
		1 of them
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$x1text"All Encrypted files can be reversed to original form and become usable"

Condition

1 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • At least 1 patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: Florian Roth

Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a

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: 287dfd67-8d0d-5906-b593-3af42a5a3aa4