rule HectorSquad_ransomware_1 { meta: description = "Detects HectorSquad ransomware" author = "RansomwareMonitor" date = "2026-03-06" hash = "a1ad487d62375fb60e8bd49dae8e3e6205fb4cc522215283b3c084d90a78a739" strings: $h0 = { AA EC 80 6B A8 2E 27 4E 47 72 BA B5 } $s1 = "Do not rename" nocase $h2 = { 39 0A 78 0C 8C 40 4D AD B9 EE B3 D3 } $s3 = "::::" nocase $h4 = { 9D F6 4C 37 46 F9 DB 65 } $s5 = "ENCRYPTED" nocase $s6 = "PAYMENT" nocase condition: uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and filesize < 5MB and 2 of them }