ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (GET)

alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (GET)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/btn_bg.html?contact=true"; fast_pattern; bsize:25;
    http.cookie;
    content:"HSID="; startswith;
    pcre:"/^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}=|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})$/R";
    http.accept;
    content:"image/jpeg"; bsize:10;
    http.header_names;
    content:!"Referer";
    reference:url,twitter.com/Unit42_Intel/status/1437787000690683911;
    reference:url,github.com/pan-unit42/tweets/blob/master/2021-09-13-IOCs-for-TA551-Trickbot-with-Cobalt-Strike-and-DarkVNC.txt;
    reference:md5,3963abbca3932a7d1e2b77cef1f6d57e;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2033948; rev:1;
    metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2021_09_14, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Cobalt_Strike, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2021_09_14, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1001, mitre_technique_name Data_Obfuscation;
)