ET MALWARE MintsLoader CnC Activity (GET)

alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE MintsLoader CnC Activity (GET)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"|2e|php|3f|id|3d|";
    content:"&key="; distance:0;
    content:"&s=";
    pcre:"/^[a-zA-Z0-9]{6,12}$/R";
    http.user_agent;
    content:"WindowsPowerShell/"; fast_pattern;
    http.host;
    content:".top"; endswith;
    reference:url,x.com/Unit42_Intel/status/1760426508558950518;
    reference:md5,0132c264b8515524ed8e8133e4035ab8;
    reference:url,go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2025-0429.pdf;
    classtype:command-and-control;
    sid:2060670; rev:2;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2025_03_06, deployment Perimeter, confidence High, signature_severity Critical, updated_at 2025_04_29;
    target:src_ip;
)