SID 1:57975

Report a false positive

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.Raccoon variant outbound request detected

Rule Explanation

This rule alerts on outbound requests that match the signature of Win.Trojan.Racoon variants. Commonly used configurations of the Racoon malware use this request structure to download additional payloads.

What To Look For

This rule alerts on requests matching Win.Trojan.Racoon variants.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

None

Additional Links

attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105/
www.virustotal.com/gui/file/0fde5e73f96e6df0b75cc15cffb8d7ff0d7a1cda33777e7ee23c5d07011e6ae8/detection

Rule Vulnerability

No information provided

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

None

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Command and Control

Technique: Web Service

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org