# Yara-Repo

Yara-Repo is a Detection Engineering product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

Collects Yara rules from over 150 free resources, a free alternative to Valhalla.

Checked October 2026.

## What is Yara-Repo?

A script to collect Yara rules from more than 150 free resources.

Free alternative to: https://valhalla.nextron-systems.com/

If you know a helpful repository, feel free to open an issue and send the link.

Main Contributor: Milad Fadavvi
Collaborator: Pierre Gronau ndaal

Tags: YARA, Resources, Rules

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Detection Engineering](https://cybersectools.com/categories/detection-engineering)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 28
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## Yara-Repo FAQ

### What is Yara-Repo?

Yara-Repo is a product in the Detection Engineering category. It covers YARA, Resources and Rules.

### What is the pricing for Yara-Repo?

Yara-Repo is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/Fadavvi/Yara-Repo/.

### What are alternatives to Yara-Repo?

Alternatives to Yara-Repo listed on CybersecTools:

1. [FireEye Mandiant SunBurst Countermeasures](https://cybersectools.com/tools/fireeye-mandiant-sunburst-countermeasures) - FireEye Mandiant SunBurst Countermeasures: freely available rules for detecting malicious files and activity (Free)
2. [PhishingKit-Yara-Rules](https://cybersectools.com/tools/phishingkit-yara-rules) - A StalkPhish Project YARA repository for Phishing Kits zip files. (Free)
3. [Defender Lens](https://cybersectools.com/tools/defender-lens) - Turn Any Threat into a Detection Rule (Commercial)

Compare all Yara-Repo alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/yara-repo](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/yara-repo)

### What deployment and organization size does Yara-Repo fit?

Yara-Repo is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare Yara-Repo with similar solutions

- [Yara-Repo vs FireEye Mandiant SunBurst Countermeasures](https://cybersectools.com/compare/fireeye-mandiant-sunburst-countermeasures-vs-yara-repo)
- [Yara-Repo vs PhishingKit-Yara-Rules](https://cybersectools.com/compare/phishingkit-yara-rules-vs-yara-repo)
- [Yara-Repo vs Defender Lens](https://cybersectools.com/compare/defender-lens-vs-yara-repo)

All alternatives to Yara-Repo: [/alternatives/yara-repo](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/yara-repo)

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