alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
msg:"ET MALWARE TA450 CnC Victim Checkin";
flow:established,to_server;
urilen:9;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:"/postinfo"; fast_pattern;
http.header_names;
content:"|0d 0a|x-computer-name|0d 0a|"; nocase;
content:"|0d 0a|x-domain-name|0d 0a|"; nocase;
content:"|0d 0a|x-windows-version|0d 0a|"; nocase;
content:"|0d 0a|x-windows-build|0d 0a|"; nocase;
content:"|0d 0a|x-username|0d 0a|"; nocase;
threshold:type limit,count 1,seconds 300,track by_src;
reference:url,group-ib.com/blog/muddywater-operation-olalampo;
classtype:command-and-control;
sid:2068001; 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_02_17, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, confidence High, signature_severity Critical, tag MuddyWater, tag c2, tag TA450, updated_at 2026_03_04, former_sid 2866180, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1071, mitre_technique_name Application_Layer_Protocol;
target:src_ip;
)