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+rule GhostFile_Detection_0x12_DarkDev
+{
+    meta:
+        author = "0x12 Dark Development"
+        description = "Detects ghost files loaded in memory with PE headers"
+        version = "1.0"
+        date = "2025-05-27"
+        category = "memory"
+        technique = "FILE_FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE with section mapping"
+        note = "Intended for use with memory scanners that can detect if file is NOT mapped from existing disk path (ghost file)"
+
+    strings:
+        $mz = { 4D 5A }         // 'MZ' header for PE files
+        $pe = { 50 45 00 00 }   // 'PE\0\0' signature
+
+    condition:
+        $mz at 0 and
+        uint32(0x3C) < filesize and
+        $pe at uint32(0x3C)
+}