Yara Rules help to enhance the detection capabilities of EDR solutions. Yara is a free, open-source tool developed by Virus Total. It is a stand-alone tool that can work on Windows and Linux environments. Yara Rules are often created by threat researchers and shared throughout the cyber security community.
EDR allows you to import Yara rules. You can receive Yara rules from several sources, such as:
Perform the following steps to import a new Yara rule:
You can only upload files in the .yar format.