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cuba.yar/*
Cuba ransomware
*/
rule Cuba_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.cuba"
description = "Detects Cuba ransomware ransom note"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$s1 = ".cuba" ascii nocase
$s2 = "HOW-TO-DECRYPT.txt" ascii nocase
$s3 = "cuba.barzini" ascii nocase
$s4 = "cubahitaramos" ascii nocase
condition:
any of them
}
rule Cuba_PE
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.cuba"
description = "Detects Cuba ransomware executable"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 9
score = 90
strings:
$s1 = "\x00Cuba-Locker\x00" ascii
$s2 = "\x00CUBA\x00" ascii wide
$s3 = "HOW-TO-DECRYPT.txt" ascii
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and 2 of them
}