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Rev: 5 • Feb 13, 2017, 12:00 PMET MALWARE Possible Pegasus Related DNS Lookup (smsmensaje .mx)
alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE Possible Pegasus Related DNS Lookup (smsmensaje .mx)"; dns.query; content:"smsmensaje.mx"; depth:13; nocase; endswith; fast_pattern; reference:url,citizenlab.org/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/; reference:url,citizenlab.org/2017/02/bittersweet-nso-mexico-spyware/; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2023899; rev:5; metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2017_02_13, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Pegasus, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2020_09_17;)
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