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Rev: 3 • Feb 1, 2019, 12:00 PMET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (APT32 CnC)
alert tls $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (APT32 CnC)"; flow:from_server,established; tls.cert_subject; content:"CN=check.webhop.org"; nocase; endswith; tls.cert_issuer; content:"C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=Let's Encrypt Authority X3"; reference:url,unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/tracking-oceanlotus-new-downloader-kerrdown/; classtype:domain-c2; sid:2026870; rev:3; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_and_Server, created_at 2019_02_01, deployment Perimeter, malware_family KerrDown, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag SSL_Malicious_Cert, tag APT32, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2020_09_16, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1071, mitre_technique_name Application_Layer_Protocol;)
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