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title: "Adding YARA Rule Files"
description: "To add a YARA file, do the following: Switch to the Administration page. Navigate to YARA Rules. Click Add. Complete the Add YARA Rule File wizard: Click Browse to locate a YARA rule file. Provide a nickname and description for the file."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Configuring Veeam Recovery Orchestrator > Managing YARA Rules > Adding YARA Rule Files"
dateModified: "2026-08-26"
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# Adding YARA Rule Files

To add a YARA file, do the following:

1. Switch to the **Administration** page.
2. Navigate to **YARA Rules**.
3. Click **Add**.
4. Complete the **Add YARA Rule File** wizard:

   1. Click **Browse** to locate a YARA rule file.
   2. Provide a nickname and description for the file. The maximum length of the rule name is 128 characters; the following characters are not supported: * : / \\ ? " < > | .
   3. Click **Save**.

::: note

You can add only one YARA rule file at a time.

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[![Adding YARA Rules](images/add_yara_rule.png "Adding YARA Rules")](images/add_yara_rule.png){.toggle scale=65}

By default, all YARA rules are not added to newly created scopes; only the *Default* *Scope* has all rules added. To edit the list of rules available for a scope and to add the new rules, follow the instructions provided in section [Managing Inventory Items](managing_inventory_items.md).