ET MALWARE Win32/Korplug.HQ CnC Activity


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:"/"; bsize:1;
http.user_agent;
content:"Mozilla|2f|4|2e|0 |28|compatible|3b| MSIE 8|2e|0|3b| Windows NT 5|2e|1|3b| Trident|2f|4|2e|0|3b| |2e|NET CLR 2|2e|0|2e|50727|3b| |2e|NET CLR 3|2e|0|2e|4506|2e|2152|3b| |2e|NET CLR 3|2e|5|2e|30729|29|"; bsize:127;
http.accept;
content:"application|2f|riscos|2c|multipart|2f|x|2d|mixed|2d|replace|2c|application|2f|zip|2c|multipart|2f|form|2d|data|2c|application|2f|x|2d|www|2d|form|2d|urlencoded|2c|application|2f|msword|2c|application|2f|vnd|2e|music|2d|niff|2c|application|2f|fractals|2c2a2f2a|"; fast_pattern;
http.content_len;
content:"0"; bsize:1;
Raw source ET MALWARE Win32/Korplug.HQ CnC Activity · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Win32/Korplug.HQ CnC Activity";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri;
    content:"/"; bsize:1;
    http.user_agent;
    content:"Mozilla|2f|4|2e|0 |28|compatible|3b| MSIE 8|2e|0|3b| Windows NT 5|2e|1|3b| Trident|2f|4|2e|0|3b| |2e|NET CLR 2|2e|0|2e|50727|3b| |2e|NET CLR 3|2e|0|2e|4506|2e|2152|3b| |2e|NET CLR 3|2e|5|2e|30729|29|"; bsize:127;
    http.accept;
    content:"application|2f|riscos|2c|multipart|2f|x|2d|mixed|2d|replace|2c|application|2f|zip|2c|multipart|2f|form|2d|data|2c|application|2f|x|2d|www|2d|form|2d|urlencoded|2c|application|2f|msword|2c|application|2f|vnd|2e|music|2d|niff|2c|application|2f|fractals|2c2a2f2a|"; fast_pattern;
    http.content_len;
    content:"0"; bsize:1;
    reference:url,twitter.com/kienbigmummy/status/1557762252870385664;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2038493; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_08_11, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Win32_Korplug_HQ, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2022_08_11, reviewed_at 2025_10_24;
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