YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_WIN_Akira_Apr25
This Yara rule from ISH Tecnologia's Heimdall Security Research Team detects key components of Akira Ransomware
- Author
- 0x0d4y-Icaro Cesar
- Date
- 2025-04-11
- Modified
- 2026-05-15
- Score / Quality
- 90 / 85
What this rule detects
This Yara rule from ISH Tecnologia's Heimdall Security Research Team detects key components of Akira Ransomware
Associated malware family: Akira.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 6 patterns (4 text, 2 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_WIN_Akira_Apr25 : FILE
{
meta:
= "This Yara rule from ISH Tecnologia's Heimdall Security Research Team detects key components of Akira Ransomware"
= "0x0d4y-Icaro Cesar"
= "76722cb6-70be-465f-9ef1-afd78f694289"
= "2025-04-11"
= "2026-05-15"
= "https://ish.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/A-Anatomia-do-Ransomware-Akira-e-sua-expansao-multiplataforma.pdf"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/mal_win_akira_apr25.yar#L1-L28"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "205589629ead5d3c1d9e914b49c08589"
= "112f844dff4c48d861f86736503da51e8fbc58805f463df1f9358781034f2e24"
= 90
= 85
= "FILE"
= "Detection Rule License 1.1 https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/LICENSE"
= "TLP:WHITE"
= "TLP:WHITE"
= "win.akira"
strings:
$code_custom_algorithm = { 44 8B CF 90 42 0F B6 4C 0D ?? 83 E9 4E 44 8D 04 89 45 03 C0 B8 09 04 02 81 41 F7 E8 41 03 D0 C1 FA 06 8B C2 C1 E8 1F 03 D0 6B C2 7F 44 2B C0 41 83 C0 7F B8 09 04 02 81 41 F7 E8 41 03 D0 C1 FA 06 8B C2 C1 E8 1F 03 D0 6B C2 7F 44 2B C0 46 88 44 0D ?? 49 FF C1 }
$code_aes_key_expansion = { 41 8D 41 FF 33 D2 8B 0C ?? 41 8B C1 41 F7 F2 85 D2 75 ?? 44 8B C1 0F B6 C1 0F B6 0C ?? 41 8B C0 48 C1 E8 ?? C1 E1 ?? 0F B6 04 ?? 0B C8 41 8B C0 48 C1 E8 ?? C1 E1 ?? 0F B6 D0 49 C1 E8 ?? 0F B6 04 ?? 0B C8 41 0F B6 C0 C1 E1 ?? 0F B6 14 ?? 0F B6 45 00 0B CA 33 C8 48 FF C5 }
$akira_str_I = "akira" ascii
$akira_str_II = "onion" ascii
$akira_str_III = "powershell" ascii
$akira_str_IV = "akira_readme.txt" ascii
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and all of ( $code_* ) and all of ( $akira_str_* )
}
Strings (6 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $code_custom_algorithm | hex | { 44 8B CF 90 42 0F B6 4C 0D ?? 83 E9 4E 44 8D 04 89 45 03 C0 B8 09 04 02 81 41 F7 E8 41 03 D0 C1 FA 06 8B C2 C1 E8 1F 03 D0 6B C2 7F 44 2B C0 41 83 C0 7F B8 09 … | |
| $code_aes_key_expansion | hex | { 41 8D 41 FF 33 D2 8B 0C ?? 41 8B C1 41 F7 F2 85 D2 75 ?? 44 8B C1 0F B6 C1 0F B6 0C ?? 41 8B C0 48 C1 E8 ?? C1 E1 ?? 0F B6 04 ?? 0B C8 41 8B C0 48 C1 E8 ?? C1 … | |
| $akira_str_I | text | "akira" | ascii |
| $akira_str_II | text | "onion" | ascii |
| $akira_str_III | text | "powershell" | ascii |
| $akira_str_IV | text | "akira_readme.txt" | ascii |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and all of ( $code_* ) and all of ( $akira_str_* )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- All patterns in ( $code_* ) must match.
- All patterns in ( $akira_str_* ) must match.
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Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 205589629ead5d3c1d9e914b49c08589
Licence & attribution
Author: 0x0d4y-Icaro Cesar
Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (stated in the rule's own meta)
“Detection Rule License 1.1 https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/LICENSE”
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 76722cb6-70be-465f-9ef1-afd78f694289
Metadata
| rule_matching_tlp | TLP:WHITE |
|---|---|
| rule_sharing_tlp | TLP:WHITE |
| malpedia_family | win.akira |
Tags:FILE
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