ET MALWARE JS ZimReaper C2 DNS-label pixel Exfiltration over HTTP

alert http [$HOME_NET,$SMTP_SERVERS] any -> any any (
    msg:"ET MALWARE JS ZimReaper C2 DNS-label pixel Exfiltration over HTTP";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.request_line;
    content:"GET /pixel.gif HTTP/"; fast_pattern;
    http.host;
    content:"d|2d|"; startswith;
    pcre:"/^[a-z0-9]{10,12}(?:\x2e(?:2fa|c|e|p[aw]|url|v)\x2e[A-Z2-7]{1,60})+\x2ei\x2e[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\x2e[a-z]+/R";
    reference:url,www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/ta488-targets-zimbra-mailservers-half-click-exploits;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2071246; rev:1;
    metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2026_07_21, deployment Perimeter, malware_family ZimReaper, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag c2, updated_at 2026_07_21, mitre_tactic_id TA0010, mitre_tactic_name Exfiltration, mitre_technique_id T1048, mitre_technique_name Exfiltration_Over_Alternative_Protocol;
    target:src_ip;
)