ET MALWARE DesckVB RAT CnC Checkin

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
flowbits:set,ET.DesckVB.Checkin;
content:"info|7c 7c|Desck|7c 7c|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
content:"|7c 7c|Microsoft|20|Windows|20|"; within:200;
content:"|23|Sucess|23|"; endswith;
target:src_ip;

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Raw source ET MALWARE DesckVB RAT CnC Checkin · Suricata
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alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE DesckVB RAT CnC Checkin";
    flow:established,to_server;
    flowbits:set,ET.DesckVB.Checkin;
    content:"info|7c 7c|Desck|7c 7c|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
    content:"|7c 7c|Microsoft|20|Windows|20|"; within:200;
    content:"|23|Sucess|23|"; endswith;
    reference:url,github.com/ShadowOpCode/DesckVB-RAT/tree/main;
    reference:md5,8f2f2b1a5666036ef7be2cd4d42eb281;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2067335; 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_05, deployment Perimeter, malware_family DesckVB_Rat, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag RAT, updated_at 2026_02_05, mitre_tactic_id TA0010, mitre_tactic_name Exfiltration, mitre_technique_id T1041, mitre_technique_name Exfiltration_Over_C2_Channel;
    target:src_ip;
)

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