ET MALWARE Likely Evil EXE download from MSXMLHTTP non-exe extension M2

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
file_data;
content:"MZ"; within:2;
byte_jump:4,58,relative,little;
content:"PE|00 00|"; distance:-64; within:4;
flowbits:isset,et.MS.XMLHTTP.no.exe.request;

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Raw source ET MALWARE Likely Evil EXE download from MSXMLHTTP non-exe extension M2 · 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 MALWARE Likely Evil EXE download from MSXMLHTTP non-exe extension M2";
    flow:established,to_client;
    file_data;
    content:"MZ"; within:2;
    byte_jump:4,58,relative,little;
    content:"PE|00 00|"; distance:-64; within:4;
    flowbits:isset,et.MS.XMLHTTP.no.exe.request;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2022053; rev:2;
    metadata:created_at 2015_11_09, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2019_07_26;
)

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