alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
msg:"ET MALWARE Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC traffic (OUTBOUND) 105";
flow:established,to_server;
app-layer-protocol:!tls;
stream_size:server,<,5;
dsize:>11;
content:"|4a ae|"; offset:8;
byte_jump:4,-10,relative,little,from_beginning,post_offset -1;
isdataat:!2,relative;
pcre:"/^[\x20-\x7e]+?.{8}\x4a\xae/s";
reference:url,www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Backdoor%3AWin32/PcClient.ZR&ThreatID=-2147325231;
reference:md5,ba6eaf301344de6fe1e079fa960bc698;
classtype:command-and-control;
sid:2022773; rev:4;
metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2016_04_29, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Gh0st, malware_family PCRAT, performance_impact Significant, confidence Medium, signature_severity Critical, tag PCRAT, tag Gh0st, tag RAT, updated_at 2024_07_03;
)