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Rev: 1 • Dec 6, 2021, 12:00 PMET MALWARE Sidecopy APT Related CnC Domain in DNS Lookup (afghannewsnetwork .com)
alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE Sidecopy APT Related CnC Domain in DNS Lookup (afghannewsnetwork .com)"; dns.query; content:"afghannewsnetwork.com"; nocase; bsize:21; reference:md5,e9647fa7c1b4a2403b32689298fdee53; reference:md5,99dc4221019a3892c612356d8e9b6ef1; reference:url,blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/12/sidecopy-apt-connecting-lures-to-victims-payloads-to-infrastructure/; classtype:command-and-control; sid:2034588; rev:1; metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2021_12_06, deployment Perimeter, malware_family SideCopy, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2021_12_06;)
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