ET MALWARE MAGICHOUND.LEASH IRC CnC Beacon

alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE MAGICHOUND.LEASH IRC CnC Beacon";
    flow:established,to_server;
    content:"USER AS_a # # |3a|des|0d 0a|"; depth:20;
    reference:md5,3c8a142d2e3b84fb0d210250af77cc9b;
    reference:url,researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/02/unit42-magic-hound-campaign-attacks-saudi-targets/;
    classtype:command-and-control;
    sid:2023963; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2017_02_16, deployment Perimeter, malware_family MAGICHOUND_LEASH, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag c2, updated_at 2019_07_26, mitre_tactic_id TA0010, mitre_tactic_name Exfiltration, mitre_technique_id T1041, mitre_technique_name Exfiltration_Over_C2_Channel;
)