Muhstik Botnet scan requests

[Y M via Snort-sigs <snort-sigs () lists snort org>]

Hi,

The rules detect Muhstik botnet user-agent scanning (inbound/outbound) devices for further exploitation as explained in 
the references. No pcaps available.

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# Date: 2018-05-08
# Title: Muhstik Botnet
# Reference: https://twitter.com/GreyNoiseIO/status/992524772180414464, 
https://blog.netlab.360.com/gpon-exploit-in-the-wild-i-muhstik-botnet-among-others-en/

alert tcp $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"MALWARE-OTHER muhstik botnet inbound HTTP scanner request"; 
flow:to_server,established; content:"User-Agent: muhstik-scan"; fast_pattern:only; http_header; metadata:ruleset 
community; reference:url,blog.netlab.360.com/gpon-exploit-in-the-wild-i-muhstik-botnet-among-others-en/; 
reference:url,twitter.com/GreyNoiseIO/status/992524772180414464; classtype:attempted-recon; sid:8000049; rev:1;)

alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"MALWARE-OTHER muhstik botnet outbound HTTP scanner request"; 
flow:to_server,established; content:"User-Agent: muhstik-scan"; fast_pattern:only; http_header; metadata:ruleset 
community; reference:url,blog.netlab.360.com/gpon-exploit-in-the-wild-i-muhstik-botnet-among-others-en/; 
reference:url,twitter.com/GreyNoiseIO/status/992524772180414464; classtype:attempted-recon; sid:8000050; rev:1;)

Thanks.
YM

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