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Rev: 5 • Jan 5, 2018, 12:00 PMET MALWARE MedusaHTTP CnC Checkin
alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (msg:"ET MALWARE MedusaHTTP CnC Checkin"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; http.uri; content:".php"; endswith; http.user_agent; content:"Mozilla/5.0 (X11|3b 20|Ubuntu|3b 20|Linux i686|3b 20|rv|3a|45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0"; fast_pattern; endswith; http.request_body; content:"xyz="; depth:4; content:"|7c|"; distance:0; content:"|7c|"; distance:0; http.header_names; content:!"Referer"; reference:md5,d463ee91a2d7b8482554c23bb7d9aa3d; reference:url,www.arbornetworks.com/blog/asert/medusahttp-ddos-slithers-back-spotlight; classtype:command-and-control; sid:2025187; rev:5; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2018_01_05, deployment Perimeter, deprecation_reason Age, malware_family MedusaHTTP, performance_impact Moderate, confidence High, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2024_02_13, reviewed_at 2024_02_13;)
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