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knight.yar/*
Knight ransomware (rebranded Cyclops)
*/
rule Knight_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.knight"
description = "Detects Knight ransomware ransom note"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$s1 = "knight_l" ascii nocase
$s2 = "How To Restore Your Files.txt" ascii nocase
$s3 = "Knight" ascii
$s4 = ".knight_l" ascii
condition:
2 of them
}