ET USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (hacker)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.user_agent;
content:"hacker"; fast_pattern; depth:6;
content:!"hackernewsfeed"; within:14;
threshold:type limit, count 2, track by_src, seconds 300;
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (hacker)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.user_agent;
    content:"hacker"; fast_pattern; depth:6;
    content:!"hackernewsfeed"; within:14;
    threshold:type limit, count 2, track by_src, seconds 300;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2008460; rev:14;
    metadata:affected_product Any, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Perimeter, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag User_Agent, updated_at 2025_02_28, reviewed_at 2025_02_28;
)

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