ET MALWARE Possible Windows executable sent when remote host claims to send a Text File


Query · suricata

flow:established,from_server;
flowbits:isnotset,ET.Adobe.Site.Download;
flowbits:isnotset,ET.ZoneAlarm.Site.Download;
flowbits:isnotset,ET.QuickenUpdater;
flowbits:isnotset,ET.Symantec.Site.Download;
flowbits:isnotset,ET.Maas.Site.Download;
flowbits:isnotset,ET.Mcafee.Site.Download;
http.content_type;
content:"text/plain"; nocase; startswith;
file.data;
content:"MZ"; within:2;
byte_jump:4,58,relative,little;
content:"PE|00 00|"; fast_pattern; distance:-64; within:4;

Rule dependencies

Excludes

  • ET.Adobe.Site.Download — excluded, not a dependency
  • ET.Maas.Site.Download — excluded, not a dependency
  • ET.Mcafee.Site.Download — excluded, not a dependency
  • ET.QuickenUpdater — excluded, not a dependency
  • ET.Symantec.Site.Download — excluded, not a dependency
  • ET.ZoneAlarm.Site.Download — excluded, not a dependency
Raw source ET MALWARE Possible Windows executable sent when remote host claims to send a Text File · 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 $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE Possible Windows executable sent when remote host claims to send a Text File";
    flow:established,from_server;
    flowbits:isnotset,ET.Adobe.Site.Download;
    flowbits:isnotset,ET.ZoneAlarm.Site.Download;
    flowbits:isnotset,ET.QuickenUpdater;
    flowbits:isnotset,ET.Symantec.Site.Download;
    flowbits:isnotset,ET.Maas.Site.Download;
    flowbits:isnotset,ET.Mcafee.Site.Download;
    http.content_type;
    content:"text/plain"; nocase; startswith;
    file.data;
    content:"MZ"; within:2;
    byte_jump:4,58,relative,little;
    content:"PE|00 00|"; fast_pattern; distance:-64; within:4;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2062740; rev:25;
    metadata:created_at 2010_07_30, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2025_06_04;
)

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