ET MALWARE PulsarRAT CnC Traffic Observed


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
content:"pulsar.common.messages.other.secure"; fast_pattern; nocase; depth:100;
content:"envelope"; nocase; within:20;
byte_jump:4,0,little,from_beginning,post_offset 3;
isdataat:!2,relative;
target:src_ip;
Raw source ET MALWARE PulsarRAT CnC Traffic Observed · Suricata
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alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE PulsarRAT CnC Traffic Observed";
    flow:established,to_server;
    content:"pulsar.common.messages.other.secure"; fast_pattern; nocase; depth:100;
    content:"envelope"; nocase; within:20;
    byte_jump:4,0,little,from_beginning,post_offset 3;
    isdataat:!2,relative;
    reference:url,www.pointwild.com/threat-intelligence/when-malware-talks-back;
    reference:md5,69392e0d2b877cb932ab709ebe758975;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2067267; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2026_02_03, deployment Perimeter, malware_family PulsarRAT, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag RAT, updated_at 2026_02_03, mitre_tactic_id TA0037, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1041, mitre_technique_name Exfiltration_Over_C2_Channel;
    target:src_ip;
)

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