rule AresData_ransomware_1 { meta: description = "Detects AresData ransomware" author = "RansomwareMonitor" date = "2026-03-06" hash = "10330e5e3259f68302d89918d40a64b978f767ac13638761dc16d713365ebfd5" strings: $s0 = ".aresdata" nocase $r1 = /[13][a-km-zA-HJ-NP-Z1-9]{25,34}/ $s2 = "TOX:" nocase $h3 = { 8C 1A 85 AA 27 0F 47 70 } $r4 = /README\..{3,10}/i $r5 = /[13][a-km-zA-HJ-NP-Z1-9]{25,34}/ condition: uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and filesize < 5MB and 4 of them }