ET MALWARE JanelaRAT Delivery Script Retrieving .MSI


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
http.stat_code;
content:"200";
http.response_body;
content:"<?xml version=";
content:"|3c|script|20|language|3d 22|vbscript|22 3e|"; distance:0;
content:"CreateObject"; distance:0;
content:"WScript.Shell"; distance:0;
content:"Scripting.FileSystemObject"; distance:0;
content:".msi"; distance:0;
content:"objExecutor|2e|Run|20 22|cmd|20 2f|c|20|msiexec|20 2f|i|20 22 22 22 20 26 20|strTargetFile|20 26 20 22 22 22 20 2f|qn|20 2f|passive|20 2f|norestart|22 2c 20|0|2c 20|True"; fast_pattern; distance:0;
Raw source ET MALWARE JanelaRAT Delivery Script Retrieving .MSI · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE JanelaRAT Delivery Script Retrieving .MSI";
    flow:established,to_client;
    http.stat_code;
    content:"200";
    http.response_body;
    content:"<?xml version=";
    content:"|3c|script|20|language|3d 22|vbscript|22 3e|"; distance:0;
    content:"CreateObject"; distance:0;
    content:"WScript.Shell"; distance:0;
    content:"Scripting.FileSystemObject"; distance:0;
    content:".msi"; distance:0;
    content:"objExecutor|2e|Run|20 22|cmd|20 2f|c|20|msiexec|20 2f|i|20 22 22 22 20 26 20|strTargetFile|20 26 20 22 22 22 20 2f|qn|20 2f|passive|20 2f|norestart|22 2c 20|0|2c 20|True"; fast_pattern; distance:0;
    reference:url,zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/janelarat-repurposed-bx-rat-variant-targeting-latam-fintech;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2062733; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2025_06_03, deployment Perimeter, malware_family JanelaRAT, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag RAT, updated_at 2025_06_03;
)

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