detect_catB

YARA-2023-0003 Medium general Active

detect_CatB_ransomware

detect_catB.yar Valid Syntax

rule detect_catB: ransomware
{
    meta:
	description = "detect_CatB_ransomware"
	author = "@malgamy12"
	date = "2023/1/4"
        hash = "35a273df61f4506cdb286ecc40415efaa5797379b16d44c240e3ca44714f945b"
        

    strings:
        $op1 = {C1 C0 ?? 44 8B C0 8B C8 41 8B D0 48 C1 E9 ?? 83 E1 ?? 48 C1 E8 ?? 48 C1 E1 ?? 83 E0 ?? 48 03 C8 48 C1 EA ?? 83 E2 ?? 48 C1 E2 ?? 42 0F B6 04 19 41 8B C8 48 C1 E9 ?? 83 E1 ?? C1 E0 ?? 48 03 D1 42 0F B6 0C 1A 41 8B D0 C1 E1 ?? 03 C1 48 C1 EA ?? 41 8B C8 48 C1 E2 ?? 48 C1 E9 ?? 83 E1 ?? 48 03 D1 42 0F B6 0C 1A C1 E1 ?? 03 C1 41 8B C8 48 C1 E9 ?? 41 83 E0 ?? 83 E1 ?? 48 C1 E1 ?? 49 03 C8 42 0F B6 0C 19 03 C1}
        $op2 = {44 0F B6 59 ?? 48 8D 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 44 0F B6 09 48 8B D9 44 0F B6 51 ?? 44 0F B6 41 ?? 4B 8D 14 5B 0F B6 4C 57 ?? 4B 8D 04 49 32 0C 47 4B 8D 04 5B 41 32 C8 41 32 CA 88 0B 4B 8D 0C} 
        $op3 = {52 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 52 41 32 D0 41 32 D1 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 43 ?? 41 32 D3 41 32 D1 44 0F B6 4B ?? 88 53 ?? 0F B6 14 4F 32 54 47 ?? 41 32 D3 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 5B ?? 41 32 D2 44 0F B6 53 ?? 88 53 ?? 4B 8D 0C 5B 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 52 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 5B 41 32 D0 41 32 D2 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 52 41 32 D0 41 32 D1 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 43 ?? 41 32 D3 41 32 D1 44 0F B6 4B ?? 88 53 ?? 0F B6 14 4F 32 54 47 ?? 41 32 D3 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 5B ?? 41 32 D2 44 0F B6 53 ?? 88 53 ?? 4B 8D 0C 5B 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 52 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 5B 41 32 D0 41 32 D2 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 32 14 47 41 32 D0 4B 8D 0C 40 41 32 D1 4B 8D 04 52 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 43 ?? 41 32 D3 41 32 D1 44 0F B6 4B ?? 88 53 ?? 0F B6 14 4F 32 54 47 ?? 41 32 D3 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 5B ?? 41 32 D2 44 0F B6 53 ?? 88 53 ?? 4B 8D 0C 5B 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 52 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 5B 41 32 D0 41 32 D2 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 52 41 32 D0 41 32 D1 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 49 41 32 D3 41 32 D1 88 53 ?? 0F B6 14 4F 32 54 47 ?? 48 8B 7C 24 ?? 41 32 D3 41 32 D2 88 53 ?? 48 8B 5C 24}

    condition:
        uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and all of them
}

Rule Metadata

description

detect_CatB_ransomware

author

@malgamy12

date

2023/1/4

hash

35a273df61f4506cdb286ecc40415efaa5797379b16d44c240e3ca44714f945b

String Definitions

{"name":"$op1","value":"{C1 C0 ?? 44 8B C0 8B C8 41 8B D0 48 C1 E9 ?? 83 E1 ?? 48 C1 E8 ?? 48 C1 E1 ?? 83 E0 ?? 48 03 C8 48 C1 EA ?? 83 E2 ?? 48 C1 E2 ?? 42 0F B6 04 19 41 8B C8 48 C1 E9 ?? 83 E1 ?? C1 E0 ?? 48 03 D1 42 0F B6 0C 1A 41 8B D0 C1 E1 ?? 03 C1 48 C1 EA ?? 41 8B C8 48 C1 E2 ?? 48 C1 E9 ?? 83 E1 ?? 48 03 D1 42 0F B6 0C 1A C1 E1 ?? 03 C1 41 8B C8 48 C1 E9 ?? 41 83 E0 ?? 83 E1 ?? 48 C1 E1 ?? 49 03 C8 42 0F B6 0C 19 03 C1}"}

{"name":"$op2","value":"{44 0F B6 59 ?? 48 8D 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 44 0F B6 09 48 8B D9 44 0F B6 51 ?? 44 0F B6 41 ?? 4B 8D 14 5B 0F B6 4C 57 ?? 4B 8D 04 49 32 0C 47 4B 8D 04 5B 41 32 C8 41 32 CA 88 0B 4B 8D 0C}"}

{"name":"$op3","value":"{52 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 52 41 32 D0 41 32 D1 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 43 ?? 41 32 D3 41 32 D1 44 0F B6 4B ?? 88 53 ?? 0F B6 14 4F 32 54 47 ?? 41 32 D3 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 5B ?? 41 32 D2 44 0F B6 53 ?? 88 53 ?? 4B 8D 0C 5B 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 52 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 5B 41 32 D0 41 32 D2 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 52 41 32 D0 41 32 D1 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 43 ?? 41 32 D3 41 32 D1 44 0F B6 4B ?? 88 53 ?? 0F B6 14 4F 32 54 47 ?? 41 32 D3 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 5B ?? 41 32 D2 44 0F B6 53 ?? 88 53 ?? 4B 8D 0C 5B 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 52 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 5B 41 32 D0 41 32 D2 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 32 14 47 41 32 D0 4B 8D 0C 40 41 32 D1 4B 8D 04 52 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 43 ?? 41 32 D3 41 32 D1 44 0F B6 4B ?? 88 53 ?? 0F B6 14 4F 32 54 47 ?? 41 32 D3 4B 8D 04 49 44 0F B6 5B ?? 41 32 D2 44 0F B6 53 ?? 88 53 ?? 4B 8D 0C 5B 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 52 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 5B 41 32 D0 41 32 D2 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 52 41 32 D0 41 32 D1 88 53 ?? 0F B6 54 4F ?? 4B 8D 0C 40 32 14 47 4B 8D 04 49 41 32 D3 41 32 D1 88 53 ?? 0F B6 14 4F 32 54 47 ?? 48 8B 7C 24 ?? 41 32 D3 41 32 D2 88 53 ?? 48 8B 5C 24}"}

Threat Analysis

This YARA rule is designed to detect general threats.

Severity Level: Medium

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 detect_catB.yar /path/to/suspicious/file

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

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

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

Integration Examples

Python (yara-python)

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

ClamAV Integration

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

Rule Information

YARA ID

YARA-2023-0003

Author

@malgamy12

Repository

MalGamy_YARA_Rules

Created

August 19, 2025

Last Updated

August 19, 2025

Last Imported

Never

Threat Intelligence

Risk Level Medium

Category general

Detection Confidence Analysis Pending

False Positive Rate Not Available

Last Seen in Wild No Data

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Rule Metadata

Tags

String Definitions

Threat Analysis

Detection Capabilities

Command Line Usage

Integration Examples

Python (yara-python)

ClamAV Integration

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