ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (GET)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"/nova_assets/Sys/_Getcode/keywords="; fast_pattern; startswith;
http.cookie;
content:"skin="; startswith;
content:"sparrow_init="; distance:0;
pcre:"/^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}=|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})/R";
content:"cfruid="; distance:0;
Raw source ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (GET) · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (GET)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/nova_assets/Sys/_Getcode/keywords="; fast_pattern; startswith;
    http.cookie;
    content:"skin="; startswith;
    content:"sparrow_init="; distance:0;
    pcre:"/^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}=|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})/R";
    content:"cfruid="; distance:0;
    reference:url,twitter.com/mojoesec/status/1403072399860506638;
    reference:md5,4ba24c8dd87c35c1d7492eb31a14c2bd;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2033384; rev:1;
    metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2021_07_22, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Cobalt_Strike, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2021_07_22, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1001, mitre_technique_name Data_Obfuscation;
)

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