""ET INFO Microsoft Malware Protection User-Agent Observed to Non-Microsoft Domain""

SID: 2030850

Revision: 2

Class Type: misc-activity

Metadata: affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2020_09_09, deployment Perimeter, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2020_09_09

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|MpCommunication"

  • Value: !".microsoft.com|0d 0a|"

Within:

PCRE:

Special Options:

  • http_header

  • fast_pattern

  • http_header

source