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SID: 2026334 • Source: et/open

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Rev: 3Sep 20, 2018, 12:00 PM

ET MALWARE Xbash CnC DNS Lookup (vfk2k5s5tfjr27tz .tk)

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE Xbash CnC DNS Lookup (vfk2k5s5tfjr27tz .tk)"; dns.query; content:"vfk2k5s5tfjr27tz.tk"; nocase; fast_pattern; endswith; reference:url,researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/09/unit42-xbash-combines-botnet-ransomware-coinmining-worm-targets-linux-windows/; classtype:command-and-control; sid:2026334; rev:3; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, affected_product Linux, attack_target Client_and_Server, created_at 2018_09_20, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Xbash, performance_impact Low, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Coinminer, tag Worm, tag Destructive, tag FakeRansom, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2020_09_16;)

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