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revil.yar/*
REvil / Sodinokibi ransomware
*/
rule REvil_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.revil"
description = "Detects REvil / Sodinokibi ransom note"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$s1 = "-readme.txt" ascii nocase
$s2 = "sodinokibi" ascii nocase
$s3 = "Your files are encrypted" ascii nocase
$s4 = "decryptor" ascii nocase
condition:
2 of ($s1, $s2) or ($s3 and $s4)
}
rule REvil_PE_Config
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.revil"
description = "Detects REvil embedded JSON config keys"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 9
score = 90
strings:
$c1 = "\"pk\":" ascii
$c2 = "\"pid\":" ascii
$c3 = "\"sub\":" ascii
$c4 = "\"dbg\":" ascii
$c5 = "\"wipe\":" ascii
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and 4 of them
}
rule REvil_PE_Strings
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.revil"
description = "Detects REvil ransomware strings in PE"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 9
score = 90
strings:
$s1 = "expand 32-byte k" ascii
$s2 = "SOFTWARE\\BlackLivesMatter" ascii wide
$s3 = "readme.txt" ascii nocase
$s4 = "sodinokibi" ascii nocase
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and 2 of them
}