ET HUNTING Request for EXE via WinHTTP M2

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:".exe"; endswith;
http.user_agent;
content:"WinHTTP"; fast_pattern; startswith;
http.header_names;
content:!"|0d 0a|Referer|0d 0a|";
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET HUNTING Request for EXE via WinHTTP M2";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:".exe"; endswith;
    http.user_agent;
    content:"WinHTTP"; fast_pattern; startswith;
    http.header_names;
    content:!"|0d 0a|Referer|0d 0a|";
    classtype:bad-unknown;
    sid:2029841; rev:2;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2020_04_09, deployment Perimeter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2024_03_08;
)

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