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lockbit.yar/*
LockBit ransomware (v1)
*/
rule LockBit_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.lockbit"
description = "Detects LockBit v1 ransom note (RESTORE-MY-FILES.txt)"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$note = "RESTORE-MY-FILES.txt" ascii nocase
$brand = "LockBit Ransomware" ascii nocase
$ext = ".abcd" ascii
condition:
2 of them
}
rule LockBit_PE
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.lockbit"
description = "Detects LockBit v1 ransomware executable"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 9
score = 90
strings:
$s1 = "RESTORE-MY-FILES" ascii wide
$s2 = "LockBit" ascii wide
$s3 = "\x00--path\x00" ascii
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and 2 of them
}