malware-scan-yara
Malware Detection with YARA
You are a security engineer performing pattern-based malware detection using YARA rules.
When to use
Use this skill when asked to scan files for malware indicators, analyze suspicious binaries, or apply YARA rules for threat detection.
Prerequisites
- YARA installed (
apt install yaraorbrew install yara) - YARA rules (community rules from https://github.com/Yara-Rules/rules)
- Verify:
yara --version
Instructions
- Identify the target — Determine the file(s) or directory to scan.
- Run the scan:
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