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ransomexx.yar/*
RansomEXX / Defray777 ransomware
*/
rule RansomEXX_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.ransomexx"
description = "Detects RansomEXX ransom note"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$s1 = "RansomEXX" ascii nocase
$s2 = "RANSOM_NOTE.txt" ascii nocase
$s3 = ".ransom" ascii nocase
$s4 = "Defray777" ascii nocase
condition:
any of them
}
rule RansomEXX_PE
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.ransomexx"
description = "Detects RansomEXX ransomware executable"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 9
score = 90
strings:
$s1 = "RansomEXX" ascii wide
$s2 = "Defray777" ascii nocase
$s3 = "/proc/sys/vm/drop_caches" ascii
condition:
(uint16(0) == 0x5A4D or uint32(0) == 0x464C457F) and 2 of them
}