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yara-x

v1.16.0 Stable

A pure Rust implementation of YARA.

BSD-3-Clause Edition 2024 MSRV 1.91.0
#malware#yara#forensics#pattern-matching#cybersecurity

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 19d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (1.x for 2+ years)
  • โœ“Trusted by 117 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (73 direct deps)

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Downloads
329.2K
Dependents
117
Releases
38
Size
844KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

62.5K downloads in the last 30 days (2.1K/day), up 118% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

117 crates depend on yara-x. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Stable for 2+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 2 years with 38 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Heavy dependency tree

73 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include jirust-cli, malwaredb-server, sscan, yara-x-cli, ramparts. When high-quality crates choose yara-x, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 21/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
2K/day avg-60%
05K10K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v1.14.0
39%
v1.15.0
17%
v1.13.0
17%
v1.16.0
15%
v1.12.0
13%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["constant-folding", "default-modules", "exact-atoms", "fast-regexp", "generate-proto-code", "inventory"]

cryptolinkmeprotocpulleylogginginventory*pe-modulevt-modulecrx-moduledex-moduleelf-modulelnk-moduleexact-atoms*fast-regexp*hash-modulemath-moduletime-modulemacho-modulemagic-modulecuckoo-moduledotnet-modulestring-moduleconsole-moduledefault-modules*rules-profilingconstant-folding*test_proto2-moduletest_proto3-modulegenerate-proto-code*generate-module-docsparallel-compilationnative-code-serialization

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
73
direct dependencies
Dependents
117
crates depend on yara-x

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