[YARA 4.5.3 Release](/forums/diary/YARA+453+Release/31976/)===========================================================* * [](http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fisc.sans.edu%2Fforums%2Fdiary%2F31976 ‘Share on Facebook’)* [](http://twitter.com/share?text=YARA%204.5.3%20Release&url=https%3A%2F%2Fisc.sans.edu%2Fforums%2Fdiary%2F31976&via=SANS_ISC ‘Share on Twitter’) **Published** : 2025-06-01. **Last Updated** : 2025-06-01 08:01:39 UTC **by** [Didier Stevens](/handler_list.html#didier-stevens) (Version: 1) [0 comment(s)](/diary/YARA+453+Release/31976/#comments) [YARA 4.5.3](https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/releases/tag/v4.5.3) was released with 5 bugfixes.I want to take this as an opportunity to remind you that YARA is to be replaced with [YARA-X](https://virustotal.github.io/yara-x/), a rewrite in Rust.[YARA-X is already powering VirusTotal](https://virustotal.github.io/yara-x/blog/virustotal-moves-to-yara-x/).Didier Stevens Senior handler [blog.DidierStevens.com](http://blog.DidierStevens.com) Keywords:[0 comment(s)](/diary/YARA+453+Release/31976/#comments)
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