Rule Category

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.

Alert Message

MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.AHKBot variant outbound connection attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for unique HTTP endpoints and User-Agents used by the bot.

What To Look For

This rule alerts on command and control traffic generated by a variant of the AHK bot.

Known Usage

Attacks/Scans seen in the wild

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

Rule Categories::Malware::Command and Control

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Command and Control::Application Layer Protocol

CVE

None

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

No information provided

CVE Additional Information

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