ET MALWARE EtherRAT Victim CnC Checkin (POST)

alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE EtherRAT Victim CnC Checkin (POST)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri; bsize:37;
    pcre:"/^\x2f(?:[a-z0-9]{8}\x2d)(?:[a-z0-9]{4}\x2d)(?:[a-z0-9]{4}\x2d)(?:[a-z0-9]{4}\x2d)(?:[a-z0-9]{12})$/";
    http.content_type;
    content:"application/json";
    http.request_body;
    content:"|7b 22|type|22 3a 22|sys|5f|info|22 2c 22|taskId|22 3a 22|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
    content:"|22 2c 22|antivirus|22 3a 22|";
    content:"|2c 22|isAdmin|22 3a|";
    reference:md5,544be46f232f0cacecf73cc1be65ce62;
    reference:url,sysdig.com/blog/etherrat-dprk-uses-novel-ethereum-implant-in-react2shell-attacks#enter-etherrat-a-four-stage-attack-chain;
    classtype:command-and-control;
    sid:2066685; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2026_01_12, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, malware_family EtherRAT, confidence High, signature_severity Critical, updated_at 2026_01_12, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1071, mitre_technique_name Application_Layer_Protocol;
    target:src_ip;
)