Rule Category

MALWARE-BACKDOOR -- Snort has detected suspicious communication traffic unrelated to commands, such as exfiltration of data from the infected machine, especially larger chunks of data.

Alert Message

MALWARE-BACKDOOR DNS request for open LocalXpose reverse proxy backdoor domain ANY.loclx.io

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when Local Xpose application begins proxying traffic from localhost ports to the Internet. Impact: LocalXpose is a reverse proxy tool has opened a tunnel exposing a workstation's local ports to the wider Internet. The infected host may be running a web application or exposing file for exfiltration. Details: Ease of Attack: Simple

What To Look For

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Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

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CVE

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CVE Additional Information

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