alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
msg:"ET MALWARE Parallax CnC Activity (set) M16";
flow:established,to_server;
content:"|a0 cd 78 e6|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
content:"|ff fc 36|"; distance:1; within:3;
flowbits:set,ET.Parallax-16;
flowbits:noalert;
reference:md5,36439a5f029df1777b51a34bd454b9d2;
classtype:command-and-control;
sid:2034432; rev:1;
metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2021_11_11, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Parallax, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2021_11_11;
)