Talos Rules 2016-12-15
This release adds and modifies rules in several categories.

Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the blacklist, exploit-kit, malware-cnc, os-linux and server-webapp rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.

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Change logs

2016-12-15 16:47:30 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2016-12-15

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2976.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:41027 <-> DISABLED <-> OS-LINUX Linux net af_packet.c tpacket version race condition use after free attempt (os-linux.rules)
 * 1:41029 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Nagios Core Configuration Manager SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:41026 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Advantech WebAccess Dashboard remote code execution attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:41030 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Nagios Core Configuration Manager command injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:41028 <-> DISABLED <-> OS-LINUX Linux net af_packet.c tpacket version race condition use after free attempt (os-linux.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:5974 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - pop-up ads (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5972 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - ie autosearch hijack 1 (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5973 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - search engines hijack (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5970 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - Feat2 Updater (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:26950 <-> ENABLED <-> EXPLOIT-KIT DotkaChef/Rmayana/DotCache exploit kit Zeroaccess download attempt (exploit-kit.rules)
 * 1:5994 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Hijacker getmirar outbound connection - click related button (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:33211 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Upatre variant outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40753 <-> ENABLED <-> EXPLOIT-KIT Rig exploit kit outbound communication (exploit-kit.rules)
 * 1:5993 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Hijacker getmirar outbound connection - track activity (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:6237 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware lop runtime detection - check update request (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:27256 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Kryptik Drive-by Download Malware (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:6184 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware 180Search assistant runtime detection - config upload (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5988 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - ZC-Bridge (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:5992 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - Mirar_KeywordContentHijacker (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:13932 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - opera (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:6233 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware mirar runtime detection - delayed (pua-adware.rules)

2016-12-15 16:47:30 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2016-12-15

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2983.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:41026 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Advantech WebAccess Dashboard remote code execution attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:41027 <-> DISABLED <-> OS-LINUX Linux net af_packet.c tpacket version race condition use after free attempt (os-linux.rules)
 * 1:41028 <-> DISABLED <-> OS-LINUX Linux net af_packet.c tpacket version race condition use after free attempt (os-linux.rules)
 * 1:41029 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Nagios Core Configuration Manager SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:41030 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Nagios Core Configuration Manager command injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:6184 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware 180Search assistant runtime detection - config upload (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5973 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - search engines hijack (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5974 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - pop-up ads (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5970 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - Feat2 Updater (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:5972 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - ie autosearch hijack 1 (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:26950 <-> ENABLED <-> EXPLOIT-KIT DotkaChef/Rmayana/DotCache exploit kit Zeroaccess download attempt (exploit-kit.rules)
 * 1:27256 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Kryptik Drive-by Download Malware (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:33211 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Upatre variant outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40753 <-> ENABLED <-> EXPLOIT-KIT Rig exploit kit outbound communication (exploit-kit.rules)
 * 1:5988 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - ZC-Bridge (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:5992 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - Mirar_KeywordContentHijacker (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:5994 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Hijacker getmirar outbound connection - click related button (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5993 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Hijacker getmirar outbound connection - track activity (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:6237 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware lop runtime detection - check update request (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:6233 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware mirar runtime detection - delayed (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:13932 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - opera (blacklist.rules)

2016-12-15 16:47:30 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2016-12-15

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2990.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:41030 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Nagios Core Configuration Manager command injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:41029 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Nagios Core Configuration Manager SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:41028 <-> DISABLED <-> OS-LINUX Linux net af_packet.c tpacket version race condition use after free attempt (os-linux.rules)
 * 1:41027 <-> DISABLED <-> OS-LINUX Linux net af_packet.c tpacket version race condition use after free attempt (os-linux.rules)
 * 1:41026 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Advantech WebAccess Dashboard remote code execution attempt (server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:6237 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware lop runtime detection - check update request (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:6233 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware mirar runtime detection - delayed (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:6184 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Adware 180Search assistant runtime detection - config upload (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5994 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Hijacker getmirar outbound connection - click related button (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5993 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE Hijacker getmirar outbound connection - track activity (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5992 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - Mirar_KeywordContentHijacker (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:5988 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - ZC-Bridge (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:5974 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - pop-up ads (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5973 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - search engines hijack (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5972 <-> DISABLED <-> PUA-ADWARE hijacker smart finder detection - ie autosearch hijack 1 (pua-adware.rules)
 * 1:5970 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - Feat2 Updater (blacklist.rules)
 * 1:40753 <-> ENABLED <-> EXPLOIT-KIT Rig exploit kit outbound communication (exploit-kit.rules)
 * 1:33211 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Upatre variant outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:26950 <-> ENABLED <-> EXPLOIT-KIT DotkaChef/Rmayana/DotCache exploit kit Zeroaccess download attempt (exploit-kit.rules)
 * 1:27256 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Kryptik Drive-by Download Malware (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:13932 <-> DISABLED <-> BLACKLIST User-Agent known malicious user agent - opera (blacklist.rules)