ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Related Activity (GET)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"/condensed-soups/"; fast_pattern;
pcre:"/^[A-Za-z0-9-_]{176}\//R";
content:".gif"; endswith;
http.header_names;
content:!"Referer";
target:src_ip;
Raw source ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Related Activity (GET) · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Related Activity (GET)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/condensed-soups/"; fast_pattern;
    pcre:"/^[A-Za-z0-9-_]{176}\//R";
    content:".gif"; endswith;
    http.header_names;
    content:!"Referer";
    reference:md5,3be8e222b937f3c1090988c60dfb830f;
    reference:md5,c66e6b760894f058b8483c356a8590b3;
    reference:url,unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cobalt-strike-memory-analysis/;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2042885; rev:1;
    metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_12_14, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, malware_family Cobalt_Strike, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2022_12_14, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1001, mitre_technique_name Data_Obfuscation;
    target:src_ip;
)

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