alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET HUNTING Dotted Quad Host Base64-Encoded Powershell Payload"; flow:established,to_client; flowbits:isset,http.dottedquadhost; http.stat_code; content:"200"; http.response_body; content:"frombase64string"; fast_pattern; distance:0; nocase; content:"iex"; distance:0; nocase; reference:url,www.huntress.com/blog/malware-deep-dive-examining-a-powershell-payload; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2063007; rev:1; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, affected_product Windows_11, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2025_06_16, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Moderate, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag PowerShell, updated_at 2025_06_16, mitre_tactic_id TA0002, mitre_tactic_name Execution, mitre_technique_id T1059, mitre_technique_name Command_And_Scripting_Interpreter; target:dest_ip;)