ET HUNTING Terse Named Filename EXE Download - Possibly Hostile


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
http.header;
content:"filename=";
content:".exe"; within:8; fast_pattern;
pcre:"/filename\x3d[\x27\x22][a-z0-9]{1,3}\x2Eexe/i";
target:dest_ip;
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET HUNTING Terse Named Filename EXE Download - Possibly Hostile";
    flow:established,to_client;
    http.header;
    content:"filename=";
    content:".exe"; within:8; fast_pattern;
    pcre:"/filename\x3d[\x27\x22][a-z0-9]{1,3}\x2Eexe/i";
    classtype:suspicious-filename-detect;
    sid:2020202; rev:5;
    metadata:attack_target Client_and_Server, created_at 2015_01_16, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, deployment alert_only, performance_impact Moderate, confidence Low, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2023_05_24;
    target:dest_ip;
)

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