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Rev: 1 • Sep 1, 2021, 12:00 PMET MALWARE Observed DNS Query to Pegasus Domain (start-anew .net)
alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE Observed DNS Query to Pegasus Domain (start-anew .net)"; dns.query; content:"start-anew.net"; nocase; bsize:14; reference:url,citizenlab.ca/2021/08/bahrain-hacks-activists-with-nso-group-zero-click-iphone-exploits/; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2033866; rev:1; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2021_09_01, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Pegasus, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2021_09_01;)
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