ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (Wordpress Profile)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"/ku?disable="; startswith; fast_pattern;
http.cookie;
content:"wordpress_logged_in="; startswith;
pcre:"/^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}=|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})$/R";
http.header_names;
content:!"Referer";
Raw source ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (Wordpress Profile) · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (Wordpress Profile)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/ku?disable="; startswith; fast_pattern;
    http.cookie;
    content:"wordpress_logged_in="; startswith;
    pcre:"/^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}=|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})$/R";
    http.header_names;
    content:!"Referer";
    reference:md5,661bdbab0140cf3bed508a14c2c5804a;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2032339; rev:1;
    metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2021_03_26, deployment Perimeter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag c2, updated_at 2021_03_26, mitre_tactic_id TA0010, mitre_tactic_name Exfiltration, mitre_technique_id T1041, mitre_technique_name Exfiltration_Over_C2_Channel;
)

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