ET ATTACK_RESPONSE Probably Evil Long Unicode string only string and unescape 1

Query · suricata

flow:established,from_server;
file_data;
content:"unescape";
content:"|22|%u";
content:!"|22|"; within:120;
pcre:"/^[a-f0-9]{4}([\%\\]u[a-f0-9]{4}){20}/Ri";
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET ATTACK_RESPONSE Probably Evil Long Unicode string only string and unescape 1";
    flow:established,from_server;
    file_data;
    content:"unescape";
    content:"|22|%u";
    content:!"|22|"; within:120;
    pcre:"/^[a-f0-9]{4}([\%\\]u[a-f0-9]{4}){20}/Ri";
    classtype:bad-unknown;
    sid:2017499; rev:3;
    metadata:created_at 2013_09_20, deployment alert_only, signature_severity Minor, updated_at 2023_04_19;
)

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