MALWARE-CNC -- Snort has detected a Comand and Control (CNC) rule violation, most likely for commands and calls for files or other stages from the control server. The alert indicates a host has been infiltrated by an attacker, who is using the host to make calls for files, as a call-home vector for other malware-infected networks, for shuttling traffic back to bot owners, etc.
MALWARE-CNC Win.Downloader.Agent variant binary download attempt
This rule looks for strings unique to the malicious files.
This rule alerts on an initial downloader file used to grab second stage malware.
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No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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Tactic: Initial Access
Technique: Spearphishing Attachment
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org