ET MALWARE BackConnect CnC Activity (Start File Manager) M1

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
flowbits:isset,ET.BackConnect;
content:"|4a 01 4f 97 12|"; startswith;
dsize:13;
threshold:type limit,track by_src,count 1,seconds 300;

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Raw source ET MALWARE BackConnect CnC Activity (Start File Manager) M1 · Suricata
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alert tcp-pkt $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE BackConnect CnC Activity (Start File Manager) M1";
    flow:established,to_client;
    flowbits:isset,ET.BackConnect;
    content:"|4a 01 4f 97 12|"; startswith;
    dsize:13;
    threshold:type limit,track by_src,count 1,seconds 300;
    reference:url,netresec.com/?page=Blog&month=2022-10&post=IcedID-BackConnect-Protocol;
    reference:url,twitter.com/netresec/status/1577966512459087874;
    reference:url,twitter.com/Unit42_Intel/status/1577773890012594177;
    classtype:command-and-control;
    sid:2050090; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2024_01_16, deployment Perimeter, malware_family BackConnect, confidence High, signature_severity Critical, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2024_01_16;
)

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