YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_WIN_Megazord_Apr25
This Yara rule from ISH Tecnologia's Heimdall Security Research Team, detects the main components of the Megazord Ransomware
- Author
- 0x0d4y-Icaro Cesar
- Date
- 2025-04-11
- Modified
- 2026-05-15
- Score / Quality
- 80 / 85
What this rule detects
This Yara rule from ISH Tecnologia's Heimdall Security Research Team, detects the main components of the Megazord Ransomware
Associated malware family: Akira.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 8 patterns (7 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_WIN_Megazord_Apr25 : FILE
{
meta:
= "This Yara rule from ISH Tecnologia's Heimdall Security Research Team, detects the main components of the Megazord Ransomware"
= "0x0d4y-Icaro Cesar"
= "6225a690-8f54-4a50-a19a-8f7523537228"
= "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_megazord_apr25.yar#L1-L30"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "fd380db23531bb7bb610a7b32fc2a6d5"
= "1a73e67b9a43c4f1bbe9f3dbebeb428bbfa705f7c858909a7bbf0673951d677e"
= 80
= 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 = { 89 c1 45 31 e6 31 e8 44 31 f0 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c0 0b 44 31 ff 44 31 ef 31 c7 81 f7 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c7 0b 44 31 e3 31 cb 31 fb 81 f3 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c3 0b 89 da 31 c2 89 84 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 44 31 ed 31 d5 89 94 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 81 f5 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c5 0b 41 89 e8 41 31 f8 89 bc 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 31 cf 45 31 c7 44 89 84 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 81 f7 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 c1 c7 0b 41 31 d4 45 31 fc 41 81 f4 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 c1 c4 0b 45 31 c5 45 31 e5 41 81 f5 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 c1 c5 0b 89 9c 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 31 d9 44 31 f9 44 31 e9 81 f1 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c1 0b 41 89 c8 45 31 e0 44 89 a4 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 ac 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 31 e8 44 31 c0 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c0 0b 44 89 fa 44 89 bc 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 31 fa 44 31 ea 31 c2 41 89 c1 81 f2 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c2 0b 41 31 d8 41 31 d0 41 81 f0 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 c1 c0 0b 44 89 e8 44 89 ac 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 31 e8 44 31 c8 44 31 c0 45 89 c3 35 }
$megazord_str_I = "powerranges" ascii
$megazord_str_II = "onion" ascii
$megazord_str_III = "powershell" ascii
$megazord_str_IV = "taskkill" ascii
$megazord_str_V = "mal_public_key_bytes" ascii
$megazord_str_VI = "runneradmin" ascii
$megazord_str_VII = "//rustc" ascii
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and $code_custom_algorithm and 5 of ( $megazord_str_* )
}
Strings (8 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $code_custom_algorithm | hex | { 89 c1 45 31 e6 31 e8 44 31 f0 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c0 0b 44 31 ff 44 31 ef 31 c7 81 f7 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c7 0b 44 31 e3 31 cb 31 fb 81 f3 ?? ?? ?? ?? c1 c3 0b 89 da … | |
| $megazord_str_I | text | "powerranges" | ascii |
| $megazord_str_II | text | "onion" | ascii |
| $megazord_str_III | text | "powershell" | ascii |
| $megazord_str_IV | text | "taskkill" | ascii |
| $megazord_str_V | text | "mal_public_key_bytes" | ascii |
| $megazord_str_VI | text | "runneradmin" | ascii |
| $megazord_str_VII | text | "//rustc" | ascii |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and $code_custom_algorithm and 5 of ( $megazord_str_* )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 5 patterns in ( $megazord_str_* ) must match.
- Pattern $code_custom_algorithm must be present.
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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).
- fd380db23531bb7bb610a7b32fc2a6d5
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: 6225a690-8f54-4a50-a19a-8f7523537228
Metadata
| rule_matching_tlp | TLP:WHITE |
|---|---|
| rule_sharing_tlp | TLP:WHITE |
| malpedia_family | win.akira |
Tags:FILE
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