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interlock.yar/*
Interlock ransomware
*/
rule Interlock_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.interlock"
description = "Detects Interlock ransomware ransom note"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$s1 = "!README!.txt" ascii nocase
$s2 = "INTERLOCK" ascii nocase
$s3 = ".interlock" ascii
$s4 = "Interlock" ascii
condition:
2 of them
}