ET RETIRED AlphabetSoup Adware Extension CnC Checkin


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"/installLog.php?scheme="; startswith;
content:"cpuid=";
content:"chromeLog=";
content:"ffLog=";
content:"operaLog=";
content:"foundBefore=";
content:"notAdmin=";
content:"winVer=";
content:"user=";
content:"defBrowser="; fast_pattern;
content:"uniID=";
content:"partner=";
content:"startid=";
content:"execid=";
content:"vbdg=";
http.header_names;
content:!"Referer";
Raw source ET RETIRED AlphabetSoup Adware Extension CnC Checkin · Suricata
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Published by Emerging Threats Open ↗, licensed under BSD 3-Clause ↗. Line breaks added for readability; the rule is otherwise unchanged.
alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET RETIRED AlphabetSoup Adware Extension CnC Checkin";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/installLog.php?scheme="; startswith;
    content:"cpuid=";
    content:"chromeLog=";
    content:"ffLog=";
    content:"operaLog=";
    content:"foundBefore=";
    content:"notAdmin=";
    content:"winVer=";
    content:"user=";
    content:"defBrowser="; fast_pattern;
    content:"uniID=";
    content:"partner=";
    content:"startid=";
    content:"execid=";
    content:"vbdg=";
    http.header_names;
    content:!"Referer";
    reference:url,blog.zimperium.com/abc-soup-the-malicious-adware-extension-with-350-variants;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2037741; rev:2;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_07_11, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, former_category ADWARE_PUP, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2025_04_17, reviewed_at 2025_04_17;
)

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