Petya_Ransomware
YARA-2016-0100
Critical
general
Active
Detects Petya Ransomware
Petya_Ransomware.yar
Valid Syntax
/*
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*/
/*
Yara Rule Set
Author: Florian Roth
Date: 2016-03-24
Identifier: Petya Ransomware
*/
/* Rule Set ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
rule Petya_Ransomware {
meta:
description = "Detects Petya Ransomware"
author = "Florian Roth"
reference = "http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Erpressungs-Trojaner-Petya-riegelt-den-gesamten-Rechner-ab-3150917.html"
date = "2016-03-24"
hash = "26b4699a7b9eeb16e76305d843d4ab05e94d43f3201436927e13b3ebafa90739"
strings:
$a1 = "<description>WinRAR SFX module</description>" fullword ascii
$s1 = "BX-Proxy-Manual-Auth" fullword wide
$s2 = "<!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 10 -->" fullword ascii
$s3 = "X-HTTP-Attempts" fullword wide
$s4 = "@CommandLineMode" fullword wide
$s5 = "X-Retry-After" fullword wide
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 500KB and $a1 and 3 of ($s*)
}
rule Ransom_Petya {
meta:
description = "Regla para detectar Ransom.Petya con md5 AF2379CC4D607A45AC44D62135FB7015"
author = "CCN-CERT"
version = "1.0"
strings:
$a1 = { C1 C8 14 2B F0 03 F0 2B F0 03 F0 C1 C0 14 03 C2 }
$a2 = { 46 F7 D8 81 EA 5A 93 F0 12 F7 DF C1 CB 10 81 F6 }
$a3 = { 0C 88 B9 07 87 C6 C1 C3 01 03 C5 48 81 C3 A3 01 00 00 }
condition:
all of them
}
Rule Metadata
description
Detects Petya Ransomware
author
Florian Roth
reference
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Erpressungs-Trojaner-Petya-riegelt-den-gesamten-Rechner-ab-3150917.html
date
2016-03-24
hash
26b4699a7b9eeb16e76305d843d4ab05e94d43f3201436927e13b3ebafa90739
String Definitions
{"name":"$a1","value":"\"<description>WinRAR SFX module<\/description>\" fullword ascii"}
{"name":"$s1","value":"\"BX-Proxy-Manual-Auth\" fullword wide"}
{"name":"$s2","value":"\"<!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 10 -->\" fullword ascii"}
{"name":"$s3","value":"\"X-HTTP-Attempts\" fullword wide"}
{"name":"$s4","value":"\"@CommandLineMode\" fullword wide"}
{"name":"$s5","value":"\"X-Retry-After\" fullword wide"}
Threat Analysis
This YARA rule is designed to detect general threats.
Severity Level: Critical
The rule uses pattern matching to identify specific byte sequences, strings, or behavioral patterns associated with malicious activity.
Detection Capabilities
- File-based detection for executables and documents
- Memory scanning for running processes
- Network traffic analysis support
Command Line Usage
# Scan a single file yara Petya_Ransomware.yar /path/to/suspicious/file # Scan a directory recursively yara -r Petya_Ransomware.yar /path/to/directory/ # Scan with metadata output yara -m Petya_Ransomware.yar target_file # Scan process memory (Linux) yara Petya_Ransomware.yar /proc/[pid]/exe
Integration Examples
Python (yara-python)
import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='Petya_Ransomware.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')
ClamAV Integration
clamscan --yara-rules=Petya_Ransomware.yar /path/to/scan
Rule Information
YARA ID
YARA-2016-0100
Author
Repository
Created
August 19, 2025
Last Updated
August 19, 2025
Last Imported
Never
Threat Intelligence
Risk Level
Critical
Category
general
Detection Confidence
Analysis Pending
False Positive Rate
Not Available
Last Seen in Wild
No Data
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