ET MALWARE MAGICHOUND.MPK Activity via IRC

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
content:"PRIVMSG mpk|20 3a|";
content:"!MpkPing|20|<<mpk>>"; fast_pattern; distance:0;
pcre:"/^\d{5}/R";
content:"<<mpk>>|20|<<mpk>>"; distance:0;
pcre:"/^\d/R";
content:"<<mpk>>"; distance:0;
Raw source ET MALWARE MAGICHOUND.MPK Activity via IRC · Suricata
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alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET 6666:7000 (
    msg:"ET MALWARE MAGICHOUND.MPK Activity via IRC";
    flow:established,to_server;
    content:"PRIVMSG mpk|20 3a|";
    content:"!MpkPing|20|<<mpk>>"; fast_pattern; distance:0;
    pcre:"/^\d{5}/R";
    content:"<<mpk>>|20|<<mpk>>"; distance:0;
    pcre:"/^\d/R";
    content:"<<mpk>>"; distance:0;
    reference:md5,ece5b62a4ed4e88dab4f1b5451f54794;
    reference:url,researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/02/unit42-magic-hound-campaign-attacks-saudi-targets/;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2023940; rev:2;
    metadata:created_at 2015_10_14, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2023_03_24;
)

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