""ET MOBILE_MALWARE Operation Pawn Storm IOS_XAGENT Checkin""

SID: 2020363

Revision: 1

Class Type: trojan-activity

Metadata: attack_target Mobile_Client, created_at 2015_02_05, updated_at 2015_02_05, mitre_tactic_id TA0037, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1041, mitre_technique_name Exfiltration_Over_C2_Channel

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $HOME_NET

Source Port: any

Destination Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Destination Port: $HTTP_PORTS

Flow: to_server,established

Contents:

  • Value: "User-Agent|3a 20|XAgent/1."

  • Value: !"Referer|3a|"

Within:

PCRE: "/^(?:(?:sear|wat)ch|results|close|find|open)\/\?[a-zA-Z]{2,8}=/U"

Special Options:

  • http_header

  • http_header

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