ET POLICY ApacheBenchmark Tool User-Agent Detected

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.user_agent;
content:"ApacheBench"; startswith; nocase;
threshold:type limit, count 1, seconds 60, track by_src;
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (
    msg:"ET POLICY ApacheBenchmark Tool User-Agent Detected";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.user_agent;
    content:"ApacheBench"; startswith; nocase;
    threshold:type limit, count 1, seconds 60, track by_src;
    reference:url,httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/programs/ab.html/;
    classtype:attempted-recon;
    sid:2010725; rev:10;
    metadata:created_at 2010_07_30, confidence High, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2024_03_12;
)

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