Rule History

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE TA569 Gholoader CnC Domain in DNS Lookup (api-v2 .needlestich .com)"; dns.query; bsize:22; content:"api-v2.needlestich.com"; nocase; reference:url,community.emergingthreats.net/t/et-socgholish-rules-response-guidance/335; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2069245; rev:1; metadata:affected_product Web_Browsers, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2026_05_11, deployment Perimeter, malware_family SocGholish, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit_Kit, tag ta569, tag compromised_website, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2026_05_11;)