ET MALWARE Generic Powershell Loader Using Encryption Routine Inbound


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
http.response_body;
content:"|3d 20 5b|Convert|5d 3a 3a|FromBase64String"; distance:0;
content:"|3d 20 5b|System|2e|Security|2e|Cryptography|2e|Aes|5d 3a 3a|Create|28 29|"; distance:0;
content:"|2e|Key|20 3d 20 24|"; distance:0;
content:"|2e|Padding|20 3d 20 5b|System|2e|Security|2e|Cryptography|2e|PaddingMode|5d 3a 3a|PKCS7"; fast_pattern; distance:0;
content:"|2e|ReadToEnd|28 29 0d 0a 20 20 20 20 24|";
pcre:"/^[a-zA-Z0-9]{8}\x2e/R";
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Generic Powershell Loader Using Encryption Routine Inbound";
    flow:established,to_client;
    http.response_body;
    content:"|3d 20 5b|Convert|5d 3a 3a|FromBase64String"; distance:0;
    content:"|3d 20 5b|System|2e|Security|2e|Cryptography|2e|Aes|5d 3a 3a|Create|28 29|"; distance:0;
    content:"|2e|Key|20 3d 20 24|"; distance:0;
    content:"|2e|Padding|20 3d 20 5b|System|2e|Security|2e|Cryptography|2e|PaddingMode|5d 3a 3a|PKCS7"; fast_pattern; distance:0;
    content:"|2e|ReadToEnd|28 29 0d 0a 20 20 20 20 24|";
    pcre:"/^[a-zA-Z0-9]{8}\x2e/R";
    reference:md5,c5eec0d458b30928aa415f9058e5311c;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2058381; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2024_12_17, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2024_12_17, mitre_tactic_id TA0005, mitre_tactic_name Defense_Evasion, mitre_technique_id T1027, mitre_technique_name Obfuscated_Files_or_Information;
)

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