ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (Meterpreter Paranoid Mode CnC)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
tls.cert_subject;
content:"C=US, ST=Texas, L=Austin, O=Development, CN=www.example.com"; bsize:59; fast_pattern;
tls.cert_issuer;
content:"C=US, ST=Texas, L=Austin, O=Development, CN=www.example.com"; bsize:59;
Raw source ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (Meterpreter Paranoid Mode CnC) · Suricata
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alert tls $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (Meterpreter Paranoid Mode CnC)";
    flow:established,to_client;
    tls.cert_subject;
    content:"C=US, ST=Texas, L=Austin, O=Development, CN=www.example.com"; bsize:59; fast_pattern;
    tls.cert_issuer;
    content:"C=US, ST=Texas, L=Austin, O=Development, CN=www.example.com"; bsize:59;
    reference:md5,7f969b888db2ac8aec19f2997167253e;
    reference:url,titanwolf.org/Network/Articles/Article?AID=97b8845a-85d0-407a-b14b-8dc773ed551b;
    classtype:domain-c2;
    sid:2033626; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_and_Server, created_at 2021_07_30, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag SSL_Malicious_Cert, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2021_07_30, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1071, mitre_technique_name Application_Layer_Protocol;
)

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