ET MALWARE NewsPenguin CnC Checkin

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"/search:"; nocase; fast_pattern;
isdataat:!13,relative;
pcre:"/\/search:[a-z0-9]{12}$/i";
Raw source ET MALWARE NewsPenguin CnC Checkin · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE NewsPenguin CnC Checkin";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/search:"; nocase; fast_pattern;
    isdataat:!13,relative;
    pcre:"/\/search:[a-z0-9]{12}$/i";
    reference:url,blogs.blackberry.com/en/2023/02/newspenguin-a-previously-unknown-threat-actor-targets-pakistan-with-advanced-espionage-tool;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2044171; rev:3;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2023_02_10, deployment Perimeter, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2023_09_19, reviewed_at 2023_09_19;
)

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