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SID: 2043159 • Source: et/open

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Rev: 4Dec 30, 2022, 12:00 PM

ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (kinematics .starmidwest .com)

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (kinematics .starmidwest .com)"; dns.query; content:"kinematics.starmidwest.com"; nocase; bsize:26; reference:md5,1d95d5761e2481b1ba5f0aabf5cabd34; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2043159; rev:4; metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_12_30, 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;)

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