yara-rules-skill

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YARA rule creation, testing, and deployment

AI & Automation 1,160 stars 71 forks Updated today MIT

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# YARA Rules Skill ## Overview This skill provides capabilities for YARA rule creation, testing, and deployment for malware detection and threat hunting. ## Capabilities - Generate YARA rules from samples - Validate YARA rule syntax - Test rules against sample sets - Optimize rules for performance - Create rule metadata and documentation - Support YARA modules (PE, ELF, etc.) - Integrate with VirusTotal YARA - Generate Sigma rules for correlation ## Target Processes - malware-analysis.js - threat-intelligence-research.js - security-tool-development.js ## Dependencies - YARA CLI - yara-python library - VirusTotal API (optional) - Sample malware corpus (for testing) ## Usage Context This skill is essential for: - Malware detection rule development - Threat hunting operations - IOC-based detection - Malware family classification - Automated sample triage ## Integration Notes - Rules can be tested against known good/bad samples - Performance metrics help optimize detection speed - Supports rule versioning and documentation - Can export to multiple detection platforms - Integrates with YARA-L for Chronicle

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Author
a5c-ai
Repository
a5c-ai/babysitter
Created
4 months ago
Last Updated
today
Language
JavaScript
License
MIT

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