ET MALWARE EXE Download Request To Wordpress Folder Likely Malicious

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flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"/wp-";
content:".exe"; fast_pattern;
pcre:"/^(?:\?[0-9])?/R";
pcre:"/\/wp-(?:content|admin|includes)\//";
http.header_names;
content:!"Referer";
Raw source ET MALWARE EXE Download Request To Wordpress Folder Likely Malicious · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE EXE Download Request To Wordpress Folder Likely Malicious";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/wp-";
    content:".exe"; fast_pattern;
    pcre:"/^(?:\?[0-9])?/R";
    pcre:"/\/wp-(?:content|admin|includes)\//";
    http.header_names;
    content:!"Referer";
    reference:md5,adabe1b995e6633dee19fdd2fdc4957a;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2021697; rev:5;
    metadata:affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2015_08_20, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Low, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_08_25;
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