SnakeRansomware

YARA-2025-0685 Critical general Active
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SnakeRansomware.yar Valid Syntax
rule SnakeRansomware
{
    meta:
        Author = "Nishan Maharjan"
        Description = "A yara rule to catch snake ransomware"
        Reference = "https://medium.com/@nishanmaharjan17/malware-analysis-snake-ransomware-a0e66f487017"
        Data = "15th May 2020"
    strings:
        $go_build_id = "Go build ID: \"X6lNEpDhc_qgQl56x4du/fgVJOqLlPCCIekQhFnHL/rkxe6tXCg56Ez88otHrz/Y-lXW-OhiIbzg3-ioGRz\""
        $math_rand_seed_calling = { 89 C8 BB 00 CA 9A 3B 89 D1 F7 E3 81 E1 FF FF FF 3F 89 C3 01 C8 89 C6 05 00 00 1A 3D 89 04 24 69 ED 00 CA 9A 3B 01 EA 89 CD C1 F9 1F 01 EB 11 CA 81 C6 00 00 1A 3D 81 D2 EB 03 B2 A1 89 54 24 04 E8 10 62 F6 FF }
        $encryption_function = {64 8B 0D 14 00 00 00 8B 89 00 00 00 00 3B 61 08 0F 86 38 01 00 00 83 EC 3C E8 32 1A F3 FF 8D 7C 24 28 89 E6 E8 25 EA F0 FF 8B 44 24 2C 8B 4C 24 28 89 C2 C1 E8 1F C1 E0 1F 85 C0 0F 84 FC 00 00 00 D1 E2 89 CB C1 E9 1F 09 D1 89 DA D1 E3 C1 EB 1F 89 CD D1 E1 09 D9 89 CB 81 C1 80 7F B1 D7 C1 ED 1F 81 C3 80 7F B1 D7 83 D5 0D 89 C8 BB 00 CA 9A 3B 89 D1 F7 E3 81 E1 FF FF FF 3F 89 C3 01 C8 89 C6 05 00 00 1A 3D 89 04 24 69 ED 00 CA 9A 3B 01 EA 89 CD C1 F9 1F 01 EB 11 CA 81 C6 00 00 1A 3D 81 D2 EB 03 B2 A1 89 54 24 04 E8 10 62 F6 FF 31 C0 EB 79 89 44 24 20 8B 4C 24 40 8D 14 C1 8B 1A 89 5C 24 24 8B 52 04 89 54 24 1C C7 04 24 05 00 00 00 E8 48 FE FF FF 8B 44 24 08 8B 4C 24 04 C7 04 24 00 00 00 00 8B 54 24 24 89 54 24 04 8B 5C 24 1C 89 5C 24 08 89 4C 24 0C 89 44 24 10 E8 EC DD EF FF 8B 44 24 18 8B 4C 24 14 89 4C 24 08 89 44 24 0C 8B 44 24 24 89 04 24 8B 44 24 1C 89 44 24 04 E8 68 BB F3 FF 8B 44 24 20 40}
    condition:
        all of them     
}


Rule Metadata

Author
Nishan Maharjan
Description
A yara rule to catch snake ransomware
Reference
https://medium.com/@nishanmaharjan17/malware-analysis-snake-ransomware-a0e66f487017
Data
15th May 2020

String Definitions

{"name":"$go_build_id","value":"\"Go build ID: \\\"X6lNEpDhc_qgQl56x4du\/fgVJOqLlPCCIekQhFnHL\/rkxe6tXCg56Ez88otHrz\/Y-lXW-OhiIbzg3-ioGRz\\\"\""}
{"name":"$math_rand_seed_calling","value":"{ 89 C8 BB 00 CA 9A 3B 89 D1 F7 E3 81 E1 FF FF FF 3F 89 C3 01 C8 89 C6 05 00 00 1A 3D 89 04 24 69 ED 00 CA 9A 3B 01 EA 89 CD C1 F9 1F 01 EB 11 CA 81 C6 00 00 1A 3D 81 D2 EB 03 B2 A1 89 54 24 04 E8 10 62 F6 FF }"}
{"name":"$encryption_function","value":"{64 8B 0D 14 00 00 00 8B 89 00 00 00 00 3B 61 08 0F 86 38 01 00 00 83 EC 3C E8 32 1A F3 FF 8D 7C 24 28 89 E6 E8 25 EA F0 FF 8B 44 24 2C 8B 4C 24 28 89 C2 C1 E8 1F C1 E0 1F 85 C0 0F 84 FC 00 00 00 D1 E2 89 CB C1 E9 1F 09 D1 89 DA D1 E3 C1 EB 1F 89 CD D1 E1 09 D9 89 CB 81 C1 80 7F B1 D7 C1 ED 1F 81 C3 80 7F B1 D7 83 D5 0D 89 C8 BB 00 CA 9A 3B 89 D1 F7 E3 81 E1 FF FF FF 3F 89 C3 01 C8 89 C6 05 00 00 1A 3D 89 04 24 69 ED 00 CA 9A 3B 01 EA 89 CD C1 F9 1F 01 EB 11 CA 81 C6 00 00 1A 3D 81 D2 EB 03 B2 A1 89 54 24 04 E8 10 62 F6 FF 31 C0 EB 79 89 44 24 20 8B 4C 24 40 8D 14 C1 8B 1A 89 5C 24 24 8B 52 04 89 54 24 1C C7 04 24 05 00 00 00 E8 48 FE FF FF 8B 44 24 08 8B 4C 24 04 C7 04 24 00 00 00 00 8B 54 24 24 89 54 24 04 8B 5C 24 1C 89 5C 24 08 89 4C 24 0C 89 44 24 10 E8 EC DD EF FF 8B 44 24 18 8B 4C 24 14 89 4C 24 08 89 44 24 0C 8B 44 24 24 89 04 24 8B 44 24 1C 89 44 24 04 E8 68 BB F3 FF 8B 44 24 20 40}"}

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 SnakeRansomware.yar /path/to/suspicious/file

# Scan a directory recursively
yara -r SnakeRansomware.yar /path/to/directory/

# Scan with metadata output
yara -m SnakeRansomware.yar target_file

# Scan process memory (Linux)
yara SnakeRansomware.yar /proc/[pid]/exe

Integration Examples

Python (yara-python)

import yara
rules = yara.compile(filepath='SnakeRansomware.yar')
matches = rules.match('/path/to/file')

ClamAV Integration

clamscan --yara-rules=SnakeRansomware.yar /path/to/scan

Rule Information

YARA ID
YARA-2025-0685
Author
Unknown
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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