""ET INFO Terse Named Filename EXE Download - Possibly Hostile""

SID: 2020202

Revision: 3

Class Type: suspicious-filename-detect

Metadata: attack_target Client_and_Server, created_at 2015_01_16, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, deployment alert_only, performance_impact Moderate, confidence Low, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2023_05_24

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Source Port: $HTTP_PORTS

Destination Network: $HOME_NET

Destination Port: any

Flow: established,to_client

Contents:

  • Value: "filename="

  • Value: ".exe"

Within: 8

PCRE: "/filename\x3d[\x27\x22][a-z0-9]{1,3}\x2Eexe/Hi"

Special Options:

  • http_header

  • http_header

  • fast_pattern

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