ET MALWARE EtherRAT CnC Command Inbound (Ping)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_client;
flowbits:isset,ET.EtherRAT.ping;
http.response_body; bsize:7;
content:"//|20|ping"; fast_pattern;
threshold:type limit,count 1,seconds 300,track by_dst;
target:dest_ip;

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Raw source ET MALWARE EtherRAT CnC Command Inbound (Ping) · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE EtherRAT CnC Command Inbound (Ping)";
    flow:established,to_client;
    flowbits:isset,ET.EtherRAT.ping;
    http.response_body; bsize:7;
    content:"//|20|ping"; fast_pattern;
    threshold:type limit,count 1,seconds 300,track by_dst;
    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:2066688; rev:2;
    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_15, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1071, mitre_technique_name Application_Layer_Protocol;
    target:dest_ip;
)

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