ET MALWARE DesckVB RAT Ping Checkin

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
content:"Ping|7c 7c|"; startswith;
pcre:"/^\d{1,5}/R";
content:"|23|Sucess|23|"; endswith; fast_pattern;
target:src_ip;
Raw source ET MALWARE DesckVB RAT Ping Checkin · Suricata
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alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE DesckVB RAT Ping Checkin";
    flow:established,to_server;
    content:"Ping|7c 7c|"; startswith;
    pcre:"/^\d{1,5}/R";
    content:"|23|Sucess|23|"; endswith; fast_pattern;
    reference:url,github.com/ShadowOpCode/DesckVB-RAT/tree/main;
    reference:md5,8f2f2b1a5666036ef7be2cd4d42eb281;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2067340; 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, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2026_02_05, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1041, mitre_technique_name Exfiltration_Over_C2_Channel;
    target:src_ip;
)

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