ET MALWARE Poweliks Clickfraud CnC M2

Query · suricata

flow:to_server,established;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:".php?q=";
http.header;
content:"redirect|3a|"; fast_pattern;
content:"version|3a 20|";
content:"aid|3a 20|";
content:"builddate|3a 20|";
content:"pid|3a 20|";
http.header_names;
content:!"Referer";
Raw source ET MALWARE Poweliks Clickfraud CnC M2 · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Poweliks Clickfraud CnC M2";
    flow:to_server,established;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:".php?q=";
    http.header;
    content:"redirect|3a|"; fast_pattern;
    content:"version|3a 20|";
    content:"aid|3a 20|";
    content:"builddate|3a 20|";
    content:"pid|3a 20|";
    http.header_names;
    content:!"Referer";
    reference:url,www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/evolution-of-poweliks.pdf;
    reference:md5,e13234077f513208238203108df30ff4;
    classtype:command-and-control;
    sid:2021227; rev:4;
    metadata:created_at 2015_06_10, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2020_08_18;
)

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