alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
msg:"ET MALWARE Arkanix Stealer CnC Checkin";
flow:established,to_server;
flowbits:set,ET.Arkanix.Checkin;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri; bsize:19;
content:"/api/session/create";
http.user_agent; bsize:11;
content:"Mozilla/5.0";
http.request_body;
content:"|22|payload_id|22 3a 22|"; fast_pattern;
pcre:"/^[a-zA-Z0-9]{31,}/R";
content:"|22|userid|22 3a 22|";
content:"|22|desktop_name|22 3a 22|";
content:"|22|hwid|22 3a 22|";
reference:url,hunting.abuse.ch/hunt/691d7ec0e73ba/arkanix.pw/#sandnet;
reference:md5,643696a052ea1963e24cfb0531169477;
classtype:trojan-activity;
sid:2065835; rev:1;
metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, affected_product Windows_11, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2025_11_19, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Arkanix_Stealer, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2025_11_19, mitre_tactic_id TA0009, mitre_tactic_name Collection, mitre_technique_id T1005, mitre_technique_name Data_from_local_system;
target:src_ip;
)