alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (msg:"ET MALWARE DesckVB RAT CnC Checkin"; flow:established,to_server; flowbits:set,ET.DesckVB.Checkin; content:"info|7c 7c|Desck|7c 7c|"; startswith; fast_pattern; content:"|7c 7c|Microsoft|20|Windows|20|"; within:200; content:"|23|Sucess|23|"; endswith; reference:url,github.com/ShadowOpCode/DesckVB-RAT/tree/main; reference:md5,8f2f2b1a5666036ef7be2cd4d42eb281; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2067335; rev:1; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2026_02_05, deployment Perimeter, malware_family DesckVB_Rat, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag RAT, updated_at 2026_02_05, mitre_tactic_id TA0010, mitre_tactic_name Exfiltration, mitre_technique_id T1041, mitre_technique_name Exfiltration_Over_C2_Channel; target:src_ip;)