ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Related Activity (POST)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:"/submit.php?id="; startswith;
http.user_agent;
content:"|3b 20|MANM|3b 20|MANM)"; endswith;
http.host;
pcre:"/^\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$/";
http.header_names;
content:!"Referer";
content:!"Cookie";
Raw source ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Related Activity (POST) · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Related Activity (POST)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri;
    content:"/submit.php?id="; startswith;
    http.user_agent;
    content:"|3b 20|MANM|3b 20|MANM)"; endswith;
    http.host;
    pcre:"/^\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$/";
    http.header_names;
    content:!"Referer";
    content:!"Cookie";
    reference:url,unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cobalt-strike-malleable-c2-profile/;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2035547; rev:2;
    metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_03_21, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Cobalt_Strike, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2022_03_21, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1001, mitre_technique_name Data_Obfuscation;
)

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