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.Infostealer.Gamaredon outbound connection attempt
The detects the malicious request based on the URI and specific HTTP parameters used by the malware to report the date back to the command and control server
The will detect Win.Infostealer.Gamaredon attempt to steal data from compromised computers.
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Command and Control::Application Layer Protocol
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MITRE TTP | T1071 Application Layer Protocol |
|---|---|
| MITRE ID | T1071 |
| Tactic | Command and Control |
| Technique | Application Layer Protocol |
| Description | Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the client and server. |
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