ET MALWARE GCleaner Loader CnC Checkin (GET)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"|2f|success|3f|substr|3d|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
content:"&s="; distance:0;
content:"&sub="; distance:0;
http.user_agent; bsize:1;
pcre:"/^.$/";
target:src_ip;
Raw source ET MALWARE GCleaner Loader CnC Checkin (GET) · Suricata
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alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE GCleaner Loader CnC Checkin (GET)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"|2f|success|3f|substr|3d|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
    content:"&s="; distance:0;
    content:"&sub="; distance:0;
    http.user_agent; bsize:1;
    pcre:"/^.$/";
    reference:md5,e627cad277450feb0685a9b2abd981f8;
    reference:md5,9c44f98f428e7a562553944c3067f73b;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2064261; 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_09_02, deployment Perimeter, malware_family GCleaner, confidence High, signature_severity Critical, tag c2, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2025_09_02, 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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