ET RETIRED MacOS/MacStealer Data Exfiltration Attempt


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flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:"/uploadLog";
http.user_agent;
content:"python-requests/"; startswith;
http.request_body;
content:"name|3d 22|build_id|22|";
content:"name|3d 22|buildname|22|"; fast_pattern;
content:"name|3d 22|name|22|";
content:"name|3d 22|wallets|22|";
content:"name|3d 22|os|22|";
content:"name|3d 22|os_version|22|";
content:"name|3d 22|file|22 3b 20|filename|3d 22|";
content:".zip|22|"; distance:0; within:50;
content:"|0d 0a 0d 0a|PK"; distance:0;
content:"general_info.txt"; distance:0;
target:src_ip;
Raw source ET RETIRED MacOS/MacStealer Data Exfiltration Attempt · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET RETIRED MacOS/MacStealer Data Exfiltration Attempt";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri;
    content:"/uploadLog";
    http.user_agent;
    content:"python-requests/"; startswith;
    http.request_body;
    content:"name|3d 22|build_id|22|";
    content:"name|3d 22|buildname|22|"; fast_pattern;
    content:"name|3d 22|name|22|";
    content:"name|3d 22|wallets|22|";
    content:"name|3d 22|os|22|";
    content:"name|3d 22|os_version|22|";
    content:"name|3d 22|file|22 3b 20|filename|3d 22|";
    content:".zip|22|"; distance:0; within:50;
    content:"|0d 0a 0d 0a|PK"; distance:0;
    content:"general_info.txt"; distance:0;
    reference:url,www.uptycs.com/blog/macstealer-command-and-control-c2-malware;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2044789; rev:2;
    metadata:affected_product Mac_OSX, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2023_03_27, deployment Perimeter, former_category MALWARE, malware_family MacStealer, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag MacStealer, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2025_07_14, reviewed_at 2025_07_14;
    target:src_ip;
)

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