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SID: 2044030 • Source: et/open

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Rev: 2Jan 30, 2023, 12:00 PM

ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (smiles .cahl4u .org)

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (smiles .cahl4u .org)"; dns.query; content:"smiles.cahl4u.org"; nocase; bsize:17; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2044030; rev:2; metadata:affected_product Web_Browsers, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2023_01_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 2024_01_09, reviewed_at 2024_01_10;)

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