alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
msg:"ET MALWARE EtherHiding Exfil M3";
flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.user_agent;
content:"WindowsPowerShell";
http.content_type;
content:"application/json";
http.request_body; strip_whitespace;
content:"|22|method|22 3a|";
content:"|22|eth_call|22 2c|"; fast_pattern;
content:"|22|params|22 3a|";
content:"|22|to|22 3a|";
pcre:"/0x(?:[a-zA-Z0-9]{40})(?:[\s]\r\n+)?\x22/";
content:"|22|data|22 3a|";
threshold:type limit,count 1,seconds 300,track by_src;
classtype:command-and-control;
sid:2071682; rev:1;
metadata:affected_product Windows_Client, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2026_08_20, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag c2, updated_at 2026_08_20, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1071, mitre_technique_name Application_Layer_Protocol;
target:src_ip;
)