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ragnarok.yar/*
Ragnarok ransomware
*/
rule Ragnarok_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.ragnarok"
description = "Detects Ragnarok ransomware ransom note"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$s1 = "!!!_IMPORTANT_FILES_ARE_CHANGED.txt" ascii nocase
$s2 = "How_To_Decrypt_My_Files.txt" ascii nocase
$s3 = "RAGNAROK" ascii nocase
$s4 = ".RAGNAROK" ascii
condition:
any of them
}