Rule History

alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (msg:"ET MALWARE MintsLoader CnC Activity (GET)"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"GET"; http.uri; content:"|2e|php|3f|id|3d|"; content:"&key="; distance:0; content:"&s="; pcre:"/^[a-zA-Z0-9]{6,12}$/R"; http.user_agent; content:"WindowsPowerShell/"; fast_pattern; http.host; content:".top"; endswith; reference:url,x.com/Unit42_Intel/status/1760426508558950518; reference:md5,0132c264b8515524ed8e8133e4035ab8; reference:url,go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2025-0429.pdf; classtype:command-and-control; sid:2060670; rev:2; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2025_03_06, deployment Perimeter, confidence High, signature_severity Critical, updated_at 2025_04_29; target:src_ip;)