ET MALWARE Possible DarkHotel Landing M2


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
file_data;
content:"HTA|3a|APPLICATION"; nocase; fast_pattern;
content:"|22|&#x";
content:"classid"; nocase;
pcre:"/^\s*?=\s*?[\x22\x27](?:c|&#(?:x[64]3|99|67)\x3b)(?:l|&#(?:x[64]c|108|76)\x3b)(?:s|&#(?:x[75]3|115|83)\x3b)(?:i|&#(?:x[64]9|105|73)\x3b)(?:d|&#(?:x[64]4|100|68)\x3b)(?:\x3a|&#(?:x3a|58)\x3b)(?![a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12})[^\x22\x27]+(?:(?:\x5c|&#)(?:5[01234567]|10[012]|6[5678]|4[589]|9[789]|7[09])|(?:\x25|&#x)(?:4[123456]|6[123456]|3\d|2D))/Rsi";
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Possible DarkHotel Landing M2";
    flow:established,to_client;
    file_data;
    content:"HTA|3a|APPLICATION"; nocase; fast_pattern;
    content:"|22|&#x";
    content:"classid"; nocase;
    pcre:"/^\s*?=\s*?[\x22\x27](?:c|&#(?:x[64]3|99|67)\x3b)(?:l|&#(?:x[64]c|108|76)\x3b)(?:s|&#(?:x[75]3|115|83)\x3b)(?:i|&#(?:x[64]9|105|73)\x3b)(?:d|&#(?:x[64]4|100|68)\x3b)(?:\x3a|&#(?:x3a|58)\x3b)(?![a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12})[^\x22\x27]+(?:(?:\x5c|&#)(?:5[01234567]|10[012]|6[5678]|4[589]|9[789]|7[09])|(?:\x25|&#x)(?:4[123456]|6[123456]|3\d|2D))/Rsi";
    reference:url,securelist.com/blog/research/71713/darkhotels-attacks-in-2015/;
    classtype:targeted-activity;
    sid:2021611; rev:4;
    metadata:created_at 2015_08_11, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2019_10_08;
)

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