Rule History

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET MALWARE Win32/Syndicasec Encoded Response Embedded in XML HTML Title Tags Inbound"; flow:established,to_client; content:"|3c 3f|xml"; content:"|3c|title|20|type|3d 27|text|27 3e 40|"; distance:0; fast_pattern; content:"|40 3c 2f|title|3e|"; distance:0; reference:url,www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/operation-mangal-win32syndicasec-used-targeted-attacks-indian-organizations/; reference:md5,f339bbca8e7a5d0f1629212f61b7d351; classtype:command-and-control; sid:2033904; rev:2; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2021_09_07, deployment Perimeter, malware_family Win32_Syndicasec, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2022_05_03, reviewed_at 2025_03_14;)