alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
msg:"ET RETIRED Blister Loader Cobalt Strike C2 Profile M9";
flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
pcre:"/^(GE|POS)T$/";
http.uri;
content:"/safebrowsing/dpNqi/"; startswith; fast_pattern;
http.host;
content:!"safebrowsing.googleapis.com";
content:!"sb.google.com";
content:!"www.google.com";
reference:url,blog.fox-it.com/2023/11/01/popping-blisters-for-research-an-overview-of-past-payloads-and-exploring-recent-developments/;
classtype:trojan-activity;
sid:2049983; rev:2;
metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, affected_product Windows_11, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2024_01_10, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, former_category MALWARE, malware_family Cobalt_Strike, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2024_10_03, reviewed_at 2024_10_03;
target:src_ip;
)