Rule History

SID: 2040144 • Source: et/open

Versions (4)

Version DetailsCurrent

Rev: 4 • Nov 28, 2022, 12:00 PM

Message:

ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (pastor .cntcog .org)

Rule:

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (pastor .cntcog .org)"; dns.query; content:"pastor.cntcog.org"; nocase; bsize:17; reference:md5,585b2b4cc400f5a35058a709f5e02fc8; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2040144; rev:4; metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_11_28, 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_06_20;)

Created:

Nov 28, 2022, 12:00 PM

Updated:

Jun 20, 2023, 12:00 PM

DB Created:

Nov 28, 2022, 11:00 PM

DB Updated:

Aug 27, 2025, 9:35 PM

Filename:

rules/emerging-malware.rules