Rule History

SID: 2023098 • Source: et/open

Versions (2)

Version DetailsCurrent

Rev: 5 • Aug 25, 2016, 12:00 PM

Message:

ET MALWARE Possible Pegasus Related DNS Lookup (asrararabiya .co)

Rule:

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE Possible Pegasus Related DNS Lookup (asrararabiya .co)"; dns.query; content:"asrararabiya.co"; depth:15; nocase; endswith; fast_pattern; reference:url,citizenlab.org/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2023098; rev:5; metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2016_08_25, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Pegasus, performance_impact Low, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2020_09_17;)

Created:

Aug 25, 2016, 12:00 PM

Updated:

Sep 17, 2020, 12:00 PM

DB Created:

Sep 21, 2024, 3:00 AM

DB Updated:

May 30, 2025, 12:04 AM

Filename:

rules/emerging-malware.rules