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TRELLIX_ARC_Sodinokobi

This rule detect Sodinokobi Ransomware in memory in old samples and perhaps future.

MalwareSodinokibiTrellix Advanced Research CenterApache License 2.0Compiles with YARA-X
Author
McAfee ATR team
Date
2026-09-01
Modified
2025-03-18
Score / Quality
75 / 70

What this rule detects

This rule detect Sodinokobi Ransomware in memory in old samples and perhaps future.

Associated malware family: Sodinokibi.

It defines 2 patterns (0 text, 2 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

sodinokobi.yarApache License 2.0
rule TRELLIX_ARC_Sodinokobi : RANSOMWARE
{
	meta:
		description = "This rule detect Sodinokobi Ransomware in memory in old samples and perhaps future."
		author = "McAfee ATR team"
		id = "dd05ce31-9699-50a9-944c-5883340791af"
		date = "2026-09-01"
		modified = "2025-03-18"
		reference = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/ransomware/RANSOM_Sodinokibi.yar#L32-L53"
		license_url = "https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Yara-Rules//blob/1919562a59f190bda60c982424f6a24c542ee3e0/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "f25039ac743223756461bbeeb349c674473608f9959bf3c79ce4a7587fde3ab2"
		score = 75
		quality = 70
		tags = "RANSOMWARE"
		malware_type = "ransomware"
		malware_family = "Ransom:W32/Sodinokibi"
		actor_type = "Cybercrime"
		actor_group = "Unknown"
		version = "1.0"

	strings:
		$a = { 40 0F B6 C8 89 4D FC 8A 94 0D FC FE FF FF 0F B6 C2 03 C6 0F B6 F0 8A 84 35 FC FE FF FF 88 84 0D FC FE FF FF 88 94 35 FC FE FF FF 0F B6 8C 0D FC FE FF FF }
		$b = { 0F B6 C2 03 C8 8B 45 14 0F B6 C9 8A 8C 0D FC FE FF FF 32 0C 07 88 08 40 89 45 14 8B 45 FC 83 EB 01 75 AA }

	condition:
		all of them
}

Strings (2 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$ahex{ 40 0F B6 C8 89 4D FC 8A 94 0D FC FE FF FF 0F B6 C2 03 C6 0F B6 F0 8A 84 35 FC FE FF FF 88 84 0D FC FE FF FF 88 94 35 FC FE FF FF 0F B6 8C 0D FC FE FF FF }
$bhex{ 0F B6 C2 03 C8 8B 45 14 0F B6 C9 8A 8C 0D FC FE FF FF 32 0C 07 88 08 40 89 45 14 8B 45 FC 83 EB 01 75 AA }

Condition

all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in the rule must match.

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Licence & attribution

Author: McAfee ATR team

Source repository: Trellix Advanced Research Center @ 1919562a59

Licence: Apache License 2.0 (repository licence)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: dd05ce31-9699-50a9-944c-5883340791af

Metadata

malware_typeransomware
malware_familyRansom:W32/Sodinokibi
actor_typeCybercrime
actor_groupUnknown
version1.0

Tags:RANSOMWARE