Rule History

SID: 2044844 • Source: et/open

Versions (4)

Version DetailsCurrent

Rev: 2 • Mar 30, 2023, 12:00 PM

Message:

ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (unit4 .majesticpg .com)

Rule:

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE SocGholish Domain in DNS Lookup (unit4 .majesticpg .com)"; dns.query; content:"unit4.majesticpg.com"; nocase; bsize:20; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2044844; rev:2; metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2023_03_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_07_06;)

Created:

Mar 30, 2023, 12:00 PM

Updated:

Jul 6, 2023, 12:00 PM

DB Created:

Mar 30, 2023, 9:00 PM

DB Updated:

Aug 25, 2025, 9:35 PM

Filename:

rules/emerging-malware.rules