alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (
msg:"ET MALWARE CountLoader CnC Task Request";
flow:established,to_server;
flowbits:set,ET.CountLoader;
http.uri; bsize:15;
content:"/getUpdates"; endswith; fast_pattern;
http.header;
content:"Authorization|3a 20|Bearer";
http.user_agent;
content:"WinHttp.WinHttpRequest";
reference:url,silentpush.com/blog/countloader;
reference:md5,8beece81a6dca4e5a8483f56917344ff;
classtype:trojan-activity;
sid:2072402; rev:1;
metadata:affected_product Windows_Client, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2026_10_08, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, malware_family CountLoader, confidence High, signature_severity Critical, updated_at 2026_10_08, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1071, mitre_technique_name Application_Layer_Protocol;
target:src_ip;
)