diff --git a/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/vadyarascan.py b/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/vadyarascan.py
index d795818e9..4b00fee57 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/vadyarascan.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/vadyarascan.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class VadYaraScan(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface):
     """Scans all the Virtual Address Descriptor memory maps using yara."""
 
     _required_framework_version = (2, 4, 0)
-    _version = (1, 0, 1)
+    _version = (1, 1, 0)
 
     @classmethod
     def get_requirements(cls) -> List[interfaces.configuration.RequirementInterface]:
@@ -32,11 +32,8 @@ class VadYaraScan(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface):
             requirements.PluginRequirement(
                 name="pslist", plugin=pslist.PsList, version=(2, 0, 0)
             ),
-            requirements.VersionRequirement(
-                name="yarascanner", component=yarascan.YaraScanner, version=(2, 0, 0)
-            ),
             requirements.PluginRequirement(
-                name="yarascan", plugin=yarascan.YaraScan, version=(1, 2, 0)
+                name="yarascan", plugin=yarascan.YaraScan, version=(1, 3, 0)
             ),
             requirements.ListRequirement(
                 name="pid",
@@ -59,6 +56,8 @@ class VadYaraScan(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface):
 
         filter_func = pslist.PsList.create_pid_filter(self.config.get("pid", None))
 
+        sanity_check = 0x1000 * 0x1000 * 0x1000
+
         for task in pslist.PsList.list_processes(
             context=self.context,
             layer_name=kernel.layer_name,
@@ -67,18 +66,34 @@ class VadYaraScan(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface):
         ):
             layer_name = task.add_process_layer()
             layer = self.context.layers[layer_name]
-            for offset, rule_name, name, value in layer.scan(
-                context=self.context,
-                scanner=yarascan.YaraScanner(rules=rules),
-                sections=self.get_vad_maps(task),
-            ):
-                yield 0, (
-                    format_hints.Hex(offset),
-                    task.UniqueProcessId,
-                    rule_name,
-                    name,
-                    value,
-                )
+            for start, end in self.get_vad_maps(task):
+                size = end - start
+                if size > sanity_check:
+                    vollog.warn(
+                        f"VAD at 0x{start:x} over sanity-check size, not scanning"
+                    )
+                    continue
+
+                for match in rules.match(data=layer.read(start, end - start, True)):
+                    if yarascan.YaraScan.yara_returns_instances():
+                        for match_string in match.strings:
+                            for instance in match_string.instances:
+                                yield 0, (
+                                    format_hints.Hex(instance.offset + start),
+                                    task.UniqueProcessId,
+                                    match.rule,
+                                    match_string.identifier,
+                                    instance.matched_data,
+                                )
+                    else:
+                        for offset, name, value in match.strings:
+                            yield 0, (
+                                format_hints.Hex(offset + start),
+                                task.UniqueProcessId,
+                                match.rule,
+                                name,
+                                value,
+                            )
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_vad_maps(
diff --git a/volatility3/framework/plugins/yarascan.py b/volatility3/framework/plugins/yarascan.py
index 11c708607..496ec1844 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/plugins/yarascan.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/plugins/yarascan.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class YaraScanner(interfaces.layers.ScannerInterface):
         self, data: bytes, data_offset: int
     ) -> Iterable[Tuple[int, str, str, bytes]]:
         for match in self._rules.match(data=data):
-            if self.st_object:
+            if YaraScan.yara_returns_instances():
                 for match_string in match.strings:
                     for instance in match_string.instances:
                         yield (
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class YaraScan(plugins.PluginInterface):
     """Scans kernel memory using yara rules (string or file)."""
 
     _required_framework_version = (2, 0, 0)
-    _version = (1, 2, 0)
+    _version = (1, 3, 0)
 
     # TODO: When the major version is bumped, take the opportunity to rename the yara_rules config to yara_string
     # or something that makes more sense
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ class YaraScan(plugins.PluginInterface):
             ),
         ]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def yara_returns_instances(cls) -> bool:
+        st_object = not tuple([int(x) for x in yara.__version__.split(".")]) < (
+            4,
+            3,
+        )
+        return st_object
+
     @classmethod
     def process_yara_options(cls, config: Dict[str, Any]):
         rules = None