YARA · Trellix Advanced Research Center
TRELLIX_ARC_Ransom_Win_Blackcat
Detecting variants of Windows BlackCat malware
- Author
- Trellix ATR
- Date
- 2022-01-06
- Modified
- 2022-01-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 70
What this rule detects
Detecting variants of Windows BlackCat malware
Associated malware family: Blackcat.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 3 patterns (2 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
ransom-win-blackcat.yarApache License 2.0
rule TRELLIX_ARC_Ransom_Win_Blackcat : RANSOMWARE FILE
{
meta:
= "Detecting variants of Windows BlackCat malware"
= " Trellix ATR"
= "65483ffb-6b10-5fd5-8a5f-fc885a5f2e98"
= "2022-01-06"
= "2022-01-19"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules/"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/ransomware/Ransom_Win_BlackCat_public.yar#L2-L24"
= "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
= "8faad28ab26690221f6e2130c886446615dbd505f76490cfaf999d130d0de6e3"
= 75
= 70
= "RANSOMWARE, FILE"
= "Ransomware"
= "Ransom_Win_BlackCat"
= "Unknown"
strings:
$URL1 = "zujgzbu5y64xbmvc42addp4lxkoosb4tslf5mehnh7pvqjpwxn5gokyd.onion" ascii wide
$URL2 = "mu75ltv3lxd24dbyu6gtvmnwybecigs5auki7fces437xvvflzva2nqd.onion" ascii wide
$API = { 3a 7c d8 3f }
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 3500KB and 1 of ( $URL* ) and $API
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $URL1 | text | "zujgzbu5y64xbmvc42addp4lxkoosb4tslf5mehnh7pvqjpwxn5gokyd.onion" | ascii wide |
| $URL2 | text | "mu75ltv3lxd24dbyu6gtvmnwybecigs5auki7fces437xvvflzva2nqd.onion" | ascii wide |
| $API | hex | { 3a 7c d8 3f } |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 3500KB and 1 of ( $URL* ) and $APIIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 3500KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 1 patterns in ( $URL* ) must match.
- Pattern $API must be present.
Test this rule in your browser
Drop a file to scan it with this rule using YARA-X compiled to WebAssembly. Nothing is uploaded.
Drop a file here or click to chooseScanned locally with YARA-X. Files up to 200 MB.
Licence & attribution
Author: Trellix ATR
Source repository: Trellix Advanced Research Center @ 1919562a59
Licence: Apache License 2.0 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 65483ffb-6b10-5fd5-8a5f-fc885a5f2e98
Metadata
| malware_type | Ransomware |
|---|---|
| detection_name | Ransom_Win_BlackCat |
| actor_group | Unknown |
Tags:RANSOMWAREFILE
Related rules
- MalwareSEKOIA.IO Community· Sekoia.io· 2022-01-19
- MalwareMalpedia signator rules· Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com· 2026-05-04
- MalwareditekSHen detection· ditekSHen· 2020-11-06
- Suspicious / huntingditekSHen detection· ditekShen· 2021-01-21
- MalwareTrellix Advanced Research Center· Trellix ATR· 2021-07-22
- MalwareTrellix Advanced Research Center· Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team· 2026-09-01
- MalwareTrellix Advanced Research Center· Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team· 2026-09-01
- MalwareTrellix Advanced Research Center· McAfee ATR team· 2026-09-01