ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
flowbits:isnotset,ET.http.binary;
flowbits:isnotset,ET.INFO.WindowsUpdate;
file_data;
content:"MZ"; within:2;
byte_jump:4,58,relative,little;
content:"PE|00 00|"; distance:-64; within:4;
flowbits:set,ET.http.binary;

Rule dependencies

Excludes

  • ET.http.binary — excluded, not a dependency
  • ET.INFO.WindowsUpdate — excluded, not a dependency

Feeds into

  • 28 rules read ET.http.binary · view all
Raw source ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP · Suricata
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Published by Emerging Threats Open ↗, licensed under BSD 3-Clause ↗. Line breaks added for readability; the rule is otherwise unchanged.
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP";
    flow:established,to_client;
    flowbits:isnotset,ET.http.binary;
    flowbits:isnotset,ET.INFO.WindowsUpdate;
    file_data;
    content:"MZ"; within:2;
    byte_jump:4,58,relative,little;
    content:"PE|00 00|"; distance:-64; within:4;
    flowbits:set,ET.http.binary;
    classtype:policy-violation;
    sid:2018959; rev:5;
    metadata:created_at 2014_08_19, confidence High, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2025_01_16;
)

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