alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET 1024: (
msg:"ET MALWARE Sidecopy APT Related Backdoor Activity";
flow:established,to_server;
content:"|3c 7c|MAINSOCKET|7c 3e|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
pcre:"/^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}=|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})$/R";
content:!"Host|3a 20|";
reference:url,twitter.com/bofheaded/status/1569261149845344261;
reference:md5,e3cf9f7ccc2850ac5130cc73ca7762aa;
classtype:trojan-activity;
sid:2038798; rev:1;
metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_09_12, deployment Perimeter, malware_family SideCopy, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2022_09_12;
)