""ET TROJAN SOMNIRECORD Backdoor DATA Command in DNS Query""

SID: 2044746

Revision: 4

Class Type: trojan-activity

Metadata: affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2023_03_22, deployment Perimeter, malware_family SOMNIRECORD, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2023_08_22, reviewed_at 2023_08_21

Reference:

Protocol: udp

Source Network: $HOME_NET

Source Port: any

Destination Network: any

Destination Port: 53

Flow:

Contents:

  • Value: "|01|" Depth: 1 Offset: 2

  • Value: "|00 01 00 00 00 00 00|"

  • Value: "-DATA-"

Within: 7

PCRE: "/[a-z0-9]{3}-DATA-[a-f0-9]{6}/i"

Special Options:

  • nocase

  • fast_pattern

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