Rule History

SID: 2039510 • Source: et/open

Versions (5)

Version DetailsCurrent

Rev: 2 • Oct 20, 2022, 12:00 PM

Message:

ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (chess .north-atlantic .com)

Rule:

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (chess .north-atlantic .com)"; dns.query; content:"chess.north-atlantic.com"; nocase; bsize:24; reference:md5,06828e2113f73bc04fa92704784a84f5; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2039510; rev:2; metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_10_20, deployment Perimeter, deprecation_reason Age, malware_family SocGholish, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag compromised_website, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2023_01_20;)

Created:

Oct 20, 2022, 12:00 PM

Updated:

Jan 20, 2023, 12:00 PM

DB Created:

Oct 20, 2022, 9:00 PM

DB Updated:

Aug 28, 2025, 9:34 PM

Filename:

rules/emerging-malware.rules