yara-x ☆
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Description:
Tool to do pattern matching for malware research
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @VirusTotal  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Security
Tags: security malware-analysis pattern-matching yara threat-detection
Install: brew install yara-x
About:
YaraX is a high-performance tool designed for malware researchers and security analysts to identify and classify malware based on textual or binary patterns. It provides a robust and efficient engine for scanning files and memory, offering a powerful rule-based approach to threat detection. This tool is essential for automating the process of identifying malicious code signatures.
Key Features:
  • High-performance pattern matching engine
  • Powerful and expressive rule-based syntax
  • Designed for malware research and detection
  • Reliable signature-based classification
Use Cases:
  • Scanning file systems for known malware signatures
  • Automating malware classification in a research environment
  • Threat hunting and digital forensics investigations
Alternatives:
  • ClamAV – ClamAV is an open-source antivirus engine focused on detecting trojans, viruses, and malware, whereas YaraX is a more specialized tool for creating and applying custom pattern-matching rules.
  • Rust-Demo – A proof-of-concept implementation of YARA in Rust, while YaraX is the official, production-ready version developed by VirusTotal.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 17, 2025 11:29am 0 VERSION_BUMP 7c218cf6
Sep 12, 2025 9:34am 0 VERSION_BUMP 8347c11d
Dec 17, 2024 11:07pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 3adbd2a1
Nov 26, 2024 11:24am 0 VERSION_BUMP 990bdac1
Oct 3, 2024 9:05am 0 VERSION_BUMP 9bcde802
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