ET MALWARE Gremlin Stealer CnC Exfil (POST)


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
flowbits:set,ET.Gremlin.Exfil;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:".php"; endswith;
http.request_body;
content:"name|3d|file|3b 20|filename|3d|";
pcre:"/^(?:[0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}\x2ezip\x3b/R";
content:"|0d 0a 0d 0a 50 4b|"; distance:0;
content:"|24|creen|2e|jpeg"; distance:0; fast_pattern;
content:"Information.txt";
content:"Process.txt";
target:src_ip;

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Raw source ET MALWARE Gremlin Stealer CnC Exfil (POST) · Suricata
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Published by Emerging Threats Open ↗, licensed under BSD 3-Clause ↗. Line breaks added for readability; the rule is otherwise unchanged.
alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Gremlin Stealer CnC Exfil (POST)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    flowbits:set,ET.Gremlin.Exfil;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri;
    content:".php"; endswith;
    http.request_body;
    content:"name|3d|file|3b 20|filename|3d|";
    pcre:"/^(?:[0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}\x2ezip\x3b/R";
    content:"|0d 0a 0d 0a 50 4b|"; distance:0;
    content:"|24|creen|2e|jpeg"; distance:0; fast_pattern;
    content:"Information.txt";
    content:"Process.txt";
    reference:md5,fccebee340a7006a339835a290922397;
    reference:url,unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-malware-gremlin-stealer-for-sale-on-telegram;
    reference:url,community.emergingthreats.net/t/sig-et-malware-possible-gremlin-infostealer-data-upload/2680/1;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2061959; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2025_04_29, deployment Perimeter, malware_family GremlinStealer, confidence High, signature_severity Critical, tag c2, updated_at 2025_04_29, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1071, mitre_technique_name Application_Layer_Protocol;
    target:src_ip;
)

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