ET MALWARE MSUpdater Connectivity Check to Google

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.uri;
content:"/search?qu=";
http.user_agent;
content:"Firefox/2.0.0.2"; startswith;
http.request_body;
content:"news"; depth:4;
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE MSUpdater Connectivity Check to Google";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.uri;
    content:"/search?qu=";
    http.user_agent;
    content:"Firefox/2.0.0.2"; startswith;
    http.request_body;
    content:"news"; depth:4;
    reference:url,research.zscaler.com/2012/01/msupdater-trojan-and-link-to-targeted.html;
    reference:url,blog.seculert.com/2012/01/msupdater-trojan-and-conference-invite.html;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2014213; rev:3;
    metadata:created_at 2012_02_07, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2020_04_21;
)

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