""ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Device Metadata Retrieval Client User-Agent""

SID: 2027390

Revision: 2

Class Type: misc-activity

Metadata: affected_product Web_Browsers, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2019_05_28, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Low, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2019_05_28

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $HOME_NET

Source Port: any

Destination Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Destination Port: $HTTP_PORTS

Flow: established,to_server

Contents:

  • Value: "User-Agent|3a 20|MICROSOFT_DEVICE_METADATA_RETRIEVAL_CLIENT|0d 0a|"

Within:

PCRE:

Special Options:

  • http_header

  • fast_pattern

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