ET ACTIVEX Possible Windows Live Writer ActiveX BlogThisLink Method Access Denail of Service Attack 2

Query · suricata

flow:to_client,established;
file_data;
content:"ActiveXObject"; nocase;
content:"WindowsLiveWriterApplicationLib.WindowsLiveWriterApplication"; nocase; distance:0;
content:"BlogThisLink"; nocase; distance:0;
Raw source ET ACTIVEX Possible Windows Live Writer ActiveX BlogThisLink Method Access Denail of Service Attack 2 · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET ACTIVEX Possible Windows Live Writer ActiveX BlogThisLink Method Access Denail of Service Attack 2";
    flow:to_client,established;
    file_data;
    content:"ActiveXObject"; nocase;
    content:"WindowsLiveWriterApplicationLib.WindowsLiveWriterApplication"; nocase; distance:0;
    content:"BlogThisLink"; nocase; distance:0;
    reference:url,1337day.com/exploits/17583;
    classtype:attempted-user;
    sid:2014766; rev:5;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2012_05_18, deployment Perimeter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag ActiveX, updated_at 2019_07_26;
)

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