ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS Possible automated connectivity check (www.yahoo.com)

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flow:established,to_server;
dsize:39;
content:"GET / HTTP/1.";
content:"|0d 0a|Host|3a 20|www.yahoo.com|0d 0a 0d 0a|"; distance:1; within:25; fast_pattern;
threshold:type limit, count 1, seconds 300, track by_src;
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alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET 80 (
    msg:"ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS Possible automated connectivity check (www.yahoo.com)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    dsize:39;
    content:"GET / HTTP/1.";
    content:"|0d 0a|Host|3a 20|www.yahoo.com|0d 0a 0d 0a|"; distance:1; within:25; fast_pattern;
    threshold:type limit, count 1, seconds 300, track by_src;
    classtype:bad-unknown;
    sid:2018433; rev:2;
    metadata:affected_product Web_Browsers, affected_product Web_Browser_Plugins, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2014_04_30, deployment Perimeter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Web_Client_Attacks, updated_at 2022_03_17, reviewed_at 2024_03_06;
)

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