Installing Yara (Ubuntu/Debian & Windows)

3.1. Note: Again, I have attached a Linux VM to Task4 - Deploy with Yara & miscellaneous tools that you will use throughout this room. You may follow along using that, or alternatively, install Yara on your own operating system if you'd like. 3.2. Installing Yara: Kali LinuxTo install Yara on Linux you have two options: 3.2.1. Option #1: Installing Through Package Manager (Recommended): 3.2.1.1. Updating package manager sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y3.2.1.1.2. Installing Yara sudo apt install yara 3.2.2. Option #2: Installing From Source (If you are unable to try Option #1):3.2.2.1. sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y3.2.2.2. Install dependencies:sudo apt install automake libtool make gcc flex bison libssl-dev libjansson-dev libmagic-dev pkg-config 3.2.3. Downloading the latest releaseVisit the Yara Github repo to obtain the latest version for your OS. At the time of writing, it is v4.0.2.3.2.3.1. wget https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/archive/v4.0.2.tar.gz 3.2.4. Extract v4.0.2.tar.gz3.2.4.1. tar -zxvf v4.0.2.tar.gz 3.2.5. Compile & Install3.2.5.1. cd yara-4.0.23.2.5.2. chmod +x configure3.2.5.3. ./configure3.2.5.4 chmod +x bootstrap.sh3.2.5.5. ./bootstrap.sh3.2.5.6. make3.2.5.7. sudo make install3.2.5.8. cd yara-4.0.23.2.5.9. chmod +x configure3.2.5.10. ./configure3.2.5.11. chmod +x bootstrap.sh3.2.5.12. ./bootstrap.sh3.2.5.13. make3.2.5.14. sudo make install 3.2.5. Installing Yara: Windows3.2.5.1. Download latest binaries (zip files) from their GitHub page 3.2.6. Run the executable/binary

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