diff --git a/pkg/report/report.go b/pkg/report/report.go
index e3824de08..9597c73c8 100644
--- a/pkg/report/report.go
+++ b/pkg/report/report.go
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ var yaraForgeJunkWords = map[string]bool{
 	"suspicious":        true,
 }
 
+// dropRules are noisy 3rd party rules to silently ignore.
+var dropRules = map[string]bool{
+	"3P/godmoderules/iddqd/god/mode": true,
+}
+
 var dateRe = regexp.MustCompile(`[a-z]{3}\d{1,2}`)
 
 func yaraForgeKey(rule string) string {
@@ -303,6 +308,10 @@ func Generate(ctx context.Context, path string, mrs yara.MatchRules, ignoreTags
 			continue
 		}
 		key := generateKey(m.Namespace, m.Rule)
+		if dropRules[key] {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		packageRisks = append(packageRisks, key)
 
 		b := bincapz.Behavior{
diff --git a/rules/evasion/amsi_bypass.yara b/rules/evasion/amsi_bypass.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7e150b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/evasion/amsi_bypass.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+rule obfuscated_bypass_amsi : windows suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "bypass AMSI (Anti-Malware Scan Interface)"
+	author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+    $amsi_base64 = "AmsiScanBuffer" ascii wide base64
+    $amsi_xor = "AmsiScanBuffer" xor(0x01-0xff)
+  condition:
+	any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/evasion/base64-decode.yara b/rules/evasion/base64-decode.yara
index 7c225e777..61b46c5a8 100644
--- a/rules/evasion/base64-decode.yara
+++ b/rules/evasion/base64-decode.yara
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 rule base64_decode : notable python {
   meta:
-	description = "decodes base64 strings"
+	description = "decode base64 strings"
   strings:
 	$b64decode = "b64decode"
   condition:
@@ -9,9 +9,18 @@ rule base64_decode : notable python {
 
 rule urlsafe_decode64 : notable ruby {
   meta:
-	description = "decodes base64 strings"
+	description = "decode base64 strings"
   strings:
 	$urlsafe_decode64_ruby = "urlsafe_decode64"
   condition:
 	any of them
 }
+
+rule powershell_decode : notable {
+  meta:
+	description = "decode base64 strings"
+  strings:
+	$ref = "[System.Convert]::FromBase64String" ascii
+  condition:
+	any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/evasion/powershell_hidden.yara b/rules/evasion/powershell_hidden.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..444be8730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/evasion/powershell_hidden.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+rule powershell_encoded_command_val : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "Runs powershell with a hidden command"
+  strings:
+	$ps = "powershell" ascii wide nocase
+	$hidden = " -w hidden " ascii wide nocase
+  condition:
+	all of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/evasion/script-obfuscation.yara b/rules/evasion/script-obfuscation.yara
index f4db79db3..5e2f3b08d 100644
--- a/rules/evasion/script-obfuscation.yara
+++ b/rules/evasion/script-obfuscation.yara
@@ -16,3 +16,47 @@ rule generic_obfuscated_perl : suspicious {
   condition:
     filesize < 20971520 and $eval and 3 of them
 }
+
+rule powershell_format : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "obfuscated Powershell format string"
+    author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = "}{0}\"-f " ascii wide
+  condition:
+    filesize < 16MB and any of them
+}
+
+rule powershell_compact : notable windows {
+  meta:
+	description = "unusually compact PowerShell representation"
+    author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$InokeExpression = ");iex" nocase ascii wide
+  condition:
+    filesize < 16MB and any of them
+}
+
+rule casing_obfuscation : notable windows {
+  meta:
+	description = "unusual casing obfuscation"
+    author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = /  (sEt|SEt|SeT|sET|seT)  / ascii wide
+  condition:
+    filesize < 16MB and any of them
+}
+
+rule powershell_encoded : suspicious windows {
+  meta:
+	description = "Encoded Powershell"
+    author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+    $ref = / -[eE][decoman]{0,41} ['"]?(JAB|SUVYI|aWV4I|SQBFAFgA|aQBlAHgA|cgBlAG)/ ascii wide
+  condition:
+    filesize < 16MB and any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/evasion/squiblydoo.yara b/rules/evasion/squiblydoo.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..725ae9dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/evasion/squiblydoo.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+rule squiblydoo : suspicious windows {
+  meta:
+	description = "uses regsrv32 to load a remote COM scriptlet"
+	ref = "https://socprime.com/blog/squiblydoo-attack-analysis-detection-and-mitigation/"
+    author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$class_id = "0000FEEDACDC}" ascii wide
+  condition:
+    any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/evasion/xor-user_agent.yara b/rules/evasion/xor-user_agent.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..813508265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/evasion/xor-user_agent.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+rule xor_mozilla : critical {
+  meta:
+	description = "XOR'ed user agent, often found in backdoors"
+	author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$Mozilla_5_0 = "Mozilla/5.0" xor(0x01-0xff) ascii wide
+  condition:
+    any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/fs/backup/deletion.yara b/rules/fs/backup/deletion.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f3e116ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/fs/backup/deletion.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+rule suspicious_deletion : suspicious windows {
+  meta:
+	description = "suspicious Shadow Copy deletion - possible ransomware"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+    $vss_admin = "vssadmin delete shadows" ascii nocase
+    $vss_exec = ".exe delete shadows" ascii nocase
+    $wmic = " shadowcopy delete" ascii wide nocase
+    $wbadmin = " delete catalog -quiet" ascii wide nocase
+  condition:
+	any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/kernel/dev/mem.yara b/rules/kernel/dev/mem.yara
index 45c27af2a..63874e82f 100644
--- a/rules/kernel/dev/mem.yara
+++ b/rules/kernel/dev/mem.yara
@@ -10,4 +10,15 @@ rule mem : suspicious {
 		$not_rwho = "_PATH_RWHODIR" fullword
 	condition:
 		$val and none of ($not*)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+rule comsvcs_minidump : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "dump process memory using comsvcs.ddl"
+	author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = /comsvcs(\.dll)?[, ]{1,2}(MiniDump|#24)/
+  condition:
+    any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/net/raw_sockets.yara b/rules/net/raw_sockets.yara
index 7d3da5a1e..65d7cc1e4 100644
--- a/rules/net/raw_sockets.yara
+++ b/rules/net/raw_sockets.yara
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rule raw_sockets : notable {
 		$ipproto_raw = "IPPROTO_RAW" fullword
 		$proc_net_raw = "/proc/net/raw"
 		$make_ip = "makeIPPacket"
+		$impacket = "impacket."
 	//	$rawsock = "RawSock"
 	condition:
 		any of them
diff --git a/rules/ref/path/suspicious-pdb.yara b/rules/ref/path/suspicious-pdb.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d399c671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/ref/path/suspicious-pdb.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+rule suspicious_pdb : suspicious windows {
+  meta:
+	description = "suspicious PDB (Windows Program Database) reference"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = /[a-zA-Z]{0,16}(Dropper|Bypass|Injection|Potato)\.pdb/ nocase
+
+	$not_dep = "DepInjection.pdb"
+	$not_dep2 = "DependencyInjection.pdb"
+  condition:
+    $ref and none of ($not*)
+}
diff --git a/rules/shell/tmp_semicolon.yara b/rules/shell/tmp_semicolon.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca4e91077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/shell/tmp_semicolon.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+rule semicolon_short_tmp : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "unusual one-liners involving /tmp"
+  strings:
+	$tmp_before = /[\w\/ \-\;]{0,32} \/tmp\/[a-z]{1,5} {0,2};/
+	$var_tmp_before = /[\w\/ \-\;]{0,32} \/var\/tmp\/[a-z]{1,5} {0,2};/
+	$tmp_after = /[\w\/ \-]{0,32}; {0,2}\/tmp\/[a-z]{1,5}[\w\/ \-\&\;]{0,32}/
+	$var_tmp_after = /[\w\/ \-]{0,32}; {0,2}\/var\/tmp\/[a-z]{1,5}[\w\/ \-\&\;]{0,32}/
+  condition:
+    any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/tools/backdoor/brute_ratel.yara b/rules/tools/backdoor/brute_ratel.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c2b748a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/tools/backdoor/brute_ratel.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+rule brute_ratel_c4 : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "XOR'ed shellcode from Brute Ratel"
+	author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = "\x48\x83\xec\x50\x4d\x63\x68\x3c\x48\x89\x4d\x10" xor
+  condition:
+     any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/tools/backdoor/cobalt_strike.yara b/rules/tools/backdoor/cobalt_strike.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8810a3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/tools/backdoor/cobalt_strike.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+rule cobalt_strike_indicator : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "CobaltStrike indicator"
+	author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = "%s as %s\\%s: %d" ascii xor
+  condition:
+    any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/tools/backdoor/havoc.yara b/rules/tools/backdoor/havoc.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01c1b5428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/tools/backdoor/havoc.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+rule havoc_c2_xor : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "Havoc C2 implant"
+	author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = "amsi.dllATVSH" ascii xor 
+  condition:
+     any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/tools/backdoor/merlin.yara b/rules/tools/backdoor/merlin.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a340e5aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/tools/backdoor/merlin.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+rule merlin_c2 : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "XOR'ed shellcode from Brute Ratel"
+	author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = "main.Merlin" ascii fullword
+  condition:
+    any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/tools/backdoor/silver.yara b/rules/tools/backdoor/silver.yara
index 2d0adb41b..cf374d18b 100644
--- a/rules/tools/backdoor/silver.yara
+++ b/rules/tools/backdoor/silver.yara
@@ -22,3 +22,13 @@ rule c2_implant_sliver_functions : critical {
   condition:
     filesize < 20971520 and 2 of them
 }
+
+rule beaconjitter_xor : suspicious {
+  meta:
+	description = "Sliver C2 implant"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = "BeaconJitter" xor
+  condition:
+     any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/tools/credentials/mimikatz.yara b/rules/tools/credentials/mimikatz.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d276ba8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/tools/credentials/mimikatz.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+rule hacktool_mimikatz : critical {
+  meta:
+	description = "extract Windows passwords from memory"
+  strings:
+	  // extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+      $passwords = "sekurlsa::logonpasswords" ascii wide nocase
+      $error = "ERROR kuhl" wide xor
+  condition:
+	any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/tools/vulncheck/metasploit.yara b/rules/tools/vulncheck/metasploit.yara
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d19db2ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/tools/vulncheck/metasploit.yara
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+rule metasploit_payload : critical {
+  meta:
+    hash_2012_getshell_siggen = "4863d9a15f3a1ed5dd1f84cf9883eafb6bf2b483c2c6032cfbf0d3caf3cf6dd8"
+	description = "Metasploit shellcode (msfpayload)"
+  strings:
+    $msfpayload = "msfpayload"
+    $metasploit = "http://www.metasploit.com"
+    $payload = "Payload: "
+    $shh = "/shh/bin"
+  condition:
+    2 of them
+}
+
+rule meterpreter : scritical windows {
+  meta:
+	description = "extensible payload for DLL injection and remote access"
+	ref = "https://www.offsec.com/metasploit-unleashed/about-meterpreter/"
+    author = "Florian Roth"
+  strings:
+	// extracted from https://github.com/Neo23x0/god-mode-rules/blob/master/godmode.yar
+	$ref = "/meterpreter/" ascii xor
+  condition:
+    any of them
+}
diff --git a/rules/tools/vulncheck/metasploit_payload.yara b/rules/tools/vulncheck/metasploit_payload.yara
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e8817ec0..000000000
--- a/rules/tools/vulncheck/metasploit_payload.yara
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-rule metasploit_payload : critical {
-  meta:
-    hash_2012_getshell_siggen = "4863d9a15f3a1ed5dd1f84cf9883eafb6bf2b483c2c6032cfbf0d3caf3cf6dd8"
-	description = "Metasploit shellcode (msfpayload)"
-  strings:
-    $msfpayload = "msfpayload"
-    $metasploit = "http://www.metasploit.com"
-    $payload = "Payload: "
-    $shh = "/shh/bin"
-  condition:
-    2 of them
-}
diff --git a/samples/macOS/2023.3CX/libffmpeg.dirty.mdiff b/samples/macOS/2023.3CX/libffmpeg.dirty.mdiff
index 77aef8b4a..66ce1cd5e 100644
--- a/samples/macOS/2023.3CX/libffmpeg.dirty.mdiff
+++ b/samples/macOS/2023.3CX/libffmpeg.dirty.mdiff
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ New Risk:      🚨 CRITICAL
 
 |    RISK     |                     KEY                      |                                                                   DESCRIPTION                                                                    |
 |-------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| +4/CRITICAL | **3P/godmoderules/iddqd/god/mode**           | detects a wide array of cyber threats, from malware and ransomware to advanced persistent threats (APTs), by Florian Roth                        |
 | +4/CRITICAL | **3P/signature_base/3cxdesktopapp/backdoor** | detects 3CXDesktopApp MacOS Backdoor component, by X__Junior (Nextron Systems)                                                                   |
 | +4/CRITICAL | **3P/signature_base/nk/3cx**                 | detects malicious DYLIB files related to 3CX compromise, by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)                                                       |
 | +4/CRITICAL | **3P/signature_base/susp/xored**             | detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key, by Florian Roth |
 | +4/CRITICAL | **3P/volexity/iconic**                       | detects the MACOS version of the ICONIC loader., by threatintel@volexity.com                                                                     |
+| +4/CRITICAL | **evasion/xor/user_agent**                   | xOR'ed user agent, often found in backdoors, by Florian Roth: "$Mozilla_5_0"                                                                     |
 | +2/MEDIUM   | **exec/pipe**                                | launches program and reads its output                                                                                                            |
 | +2/MEDIUM   | **fs/permission/modify**                     | modifies file permissions                                                                                                                        |
 | +2/MEDIUM   | **net/http/cookies**                         | able to access HTTP resources using cookies                                                                                                      |