# Performing Threat Hunting With Yara Rules

> Use YARA pattern-matching rules to hunt for malware, suspicious files, and indicators of compromise across filesystems and memory dumps. Covers rule authoring, yara-python scanning, and integration with threat intel feeds.

- Skill: `autohandai-community-skills/performing-threat-hunting-with-yara-rules` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add autohandai-community-skills/performing-threat-hunting-with-yara-rules`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/autohandai-community-skills/performing-threat-hunting-with-yara-rules/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- License: Apache-2.0
- Author: autohandai (https://skillmd.com/u/autohandai-community-skills)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/autohandai-community-skills/performing-threat-hunting-with-yara-rules

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# Performing Threat Hunting with YARA Rules

Scan files, directories, and memory dumps using YARA rules to identify
malware families, suspicious patterns, and IOC matches.