ET HUNTING Suspicious Windows Executable CreateRemoteThread

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
content:"|0d 0a 0d 0a|MZ";
byte_jump:4,58,relative,little;
content:"PE|00 00|"; distance:-64;
content:"CreateRemoteThread"; nocase;
Raw source ET HUNTING Suspicious Windows Executable CreateRemoteThread · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET HUNTING Suspicious Windows Executable CreateRemoteThread";
    flow:established,to_client;
    content:"|0d 0a 0d 0a|MZ";
    byte_jump:4,58,relative,little;
    content:"PE|00 00|"; distance:-64;
    content:"CreateRemoteThread"; nocase;
    reference:url,sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/malicious/rss_33649;
    reference:url,jessekornblum.livejournal.com/284641.html;
    reference:url,msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682437%28v=vs.85%29.aspx;
    classtype:misc-activity;
    sid:2015589; rev:6;
    metadata:created_at 2012_08_08, confidence Medium, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2019_09_27;
)

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