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Most Effective Malware-Related Snort Signatures

Sat Jul 5 10:15:25 2008

160 Day Rule Set      

Phase = BotHunter infection phase: (scan, infection, egg download, C&C, outbound attack)
Malcode = Number of unique malware binaries that this rule fired on during the analysis window
Infects = Number of malware infections that this rule detected during the analysis window
Detects = 30-day signature detection rates based on exposure to 15363 malware infections

Detects SID First Last Infects Author Phase Description
56% 5001684:99 01/27 07/04 8645 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter malware windows executable (p...
49% 22466:7 01/27 07/04 7595 of 15363 snort inbound exploit netbios smb-ds ipc$ unicode share access
46% 2001683:3 01/27 07/04 7196 of 15363 emerging threats egg download bleeding-edge malware windows executabl...
44% 299913:1 01/27 07/04 6822 of 15363 snort inbound exploit shellcode x86 0x90 unicode noop
42% 292000032:99 01/27 07/04 6559 of 15363 bothunter inbound exploit bothunter exploit lsa exploit
42% 22000032:6 01/27 07/04 6538 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit bleeding-edge exploit lsa exploit
40% 299998:1 01/27 07/03 6232 of 15363 snort inbound exploit shellcode x86 inc ebx noop
40% 21390:5 01/27 07/03 6232 of 15363 snort inbound exploit registered free shellcode x86 inc ebx noop
30% 3000006:99 01/27 06/28 4644 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter malware executable upload
19% 52123:3 01/28 07/04 3060 of 15363 snort outbound scan registered free attack-responses micros...
19% 2000427:9 01/27 06/30 2967 of 15363 emerging threats egg download policy pe exe install windows file d...
18% 31000004:99 01/27 07/04 2776 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter scrip-based windows egg downl...
17% 3000000:99 01/27 07/04 2764 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter http-based .exe upload on bac...
17% 3000003:99 01/27 07/04 2677 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter http-based .exe upload on bac...
14% 299906:1 01/29 07/04 2200 of 15363 snort inbound exploit shellcode x86 0x90 unicode noop
10% 2404005:1142 04/27 05/12 1657 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
09% 23003:4 01/27 07/03 1388 of 15363 snort inbound exploit netbios smb-ds session setup ntmlssp un...
09% 2000352:6 01/27 07/04 1388 of 15363 emerging threats local attack prep attack response irc - dns request on...
08% 3001441:1 01/27 07/04 1326 of 15363 snort egg download tftp get .exe from external source
08% 1444:3 01/27 07/04 1326 of 15363 snort egg download tftp get from external source
08% 2008120:1 01/27 07/04 1326 of 15363 emerging threats egg download policy outbound tftp read request
04% 3000005:99 02/09 05/07 684 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter malware executable upload
04% 2000047:4 01/27 07/04 626 of 15363 emerging threats egg download worm sasser transfer _up.exe
04% 22001056:5 01/27 07/04 621 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit bleeding-edge virus w32/sasser.worm.b -...
04% 2000355:4 01/29 07/04 615 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel policy irc authorization message
03% 2000356:4 01/27 07/04 549 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel policy irc connection
02% 3000007:99 03/31 07/03 431 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter malware executable upload
02% 2404012:1142 01/29 07/03 409 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
02% 2404017:1142 02/17 06/03 409 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
02% 2002029:7 01/27 07/04 398 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel trojan bot - channel topic scan/expl...
02% 32000004:99 01/29 06/15 357 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter malware executable upload
02% 2404008:1142 02/09 06/25 319 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
02% 2404002:1142 02/09 03/22 318 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
01% 2001184:5 01/29 07/04 272 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel bleeding-edge worm rxbot / rbot vulnera...
01% 2000346:7 01/27 07/04 264 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel attack response irc - name response ...
01% 2003603:2 01/27 07/04 234 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel trojan w32.virut.a joining an irc ch...
01% 2001569:12 01/27 07/04 203 of 15363 emerging threats outbound scan scan behavioral unusual port 445 tra...
01% 2007726:2 01/29 06/08 140 of 15363 emerging threats egg download attack response unusual ftp server b...
01% 2003070:4 01/27 07/03 136 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel worm korgo.u reporting
01% 2404011:1142 01/27 06/29 112 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
01% 2404013:1142 01/30 07/02 106 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
01% 2006357:2 05/30 07/01 53 of 15363 snort outbound malware suspicious user agent - likely webhanc...
01% 2007577:2 04/03 07/01 41 of 15363 emerging threats egg download trojan general downloader checkin ur...
01% 2001584:6 06/27 07/01 37 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel bleeding-edge virus bot reporting scan/...
01% 2003294:5 01/30 05/23 37 of 15363 emerging threats inbound scan worm allaple icmp sweep ping inbound
01% 2406032:43 02/14 06/14 29 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel rbn known russian business network m...
01% 2002911:2 02/09 05/01 24 of 15363 emerging threats inbound scan scan potential vnc scan 5900-5920
01% 2406021:43 01/30 07/02 23 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel rbn known russian business network m...
01% 2002809:3 02/24 07/03 13 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel attack response hostile ftp server b...
01% 2006778:2 05/02 06/20 12 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel malware debelizombi.com spyware user...
01% 2404003:1142 02/14 02/21 12 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
01% 2003082:3 02/05 07/02 10 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit exploit netbios smb-ds dcerpc netrpp...
01% 2404015:1142 04/12 05/23 9 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
01% 2002986:2 01/31 07/01 8 of 15363 emerging threats egg download policy icq install direct download -...
01% 2538:15 02/21 06/20 7 of 15363 snort inbound exploit netbios smb ipc$ unicode share access
01% 2007587:2 05/30 07/01 7 of 15363 snort outbound trojan general downloader or virut c&c ack
01% 52466:7 03/25 06/29 6 of 15363 snort outbound scan netbios smb-ds ipc$ unicode share access
01% 2406000:7 04/17 06/14 5 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel rbn known russian business network t...
01% 52000032:6 03/25 06/29 5 of 15363 emerging threats outbound scan bleeding-edge exploit lsa exploit
01% 2000562:10 04/18 06/21 5 of 15363 emerging threats outbound scan virus outbound suspicious email atta...
01% 2003081:3 02/12 06/26 5 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit exploit netbios smb dcerpc netrppath...
01% 100000274:2 03/04 06/30 5 of 15363 snort c&c channel community bot gtbot scan command
01% 51390:5 04/30 05/21 5 of 15363 snort outbound scan registered free shellcode x86 inc ebx noop
01% 599998:1 04/30 05/21 5 of 15363 snort outbound scan shellcode x86 inc ebx noop
01% 599913:1 03/25 06/29 5 of 15363 snort outbound scan shellcode x86 0x90 unicode noop
01% 592000032:99 03/25 06/29 5 of 15363 bothunter outbound scan bothunter exploit lsa exploit
01% 2404004:1142 02/21 02/29 4 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel drop known bot c&c server traffic (g...
01% 2003282:3 05/09 05/13 4 of 15363 snort inbound malware socksv4 inbound connect request (windo...
01% 2406024:43 05/08 05/09 3 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel rbn known russian business network m...
01% 2002030:10 03/04 06/30 3 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel trojan bot - potential scan/exploit ...
01% 2001871:17 06/28 07/01 3 of 15363 snort outbound malware target saver spyware user agent
01% 2002033:12 03/04 04/19 3 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel trojan bot - potential response
01% 2406019:43 05/16 06/14 3 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel rbn known russian business network m...
01% 2406033:43 05/05 05/07 3 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel rbn known russian business network m...
01% 2002930:1 02/03 06/14 2 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel bleeding-edge worm perlb0t bot reportin...
01% 22002903:1 02/12 06/26 2 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit bleeding-edge exploit x86 pexfnstenvmov...
01% 2003636:3 02/12 06/11 2 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel virus sality virus user agent detect...
01% 2003088:3 02/12 06/11 2 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel virus sality trojan user-agent (kuku...
01% 2406009:43 04/17 04/17 2 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel rbn known russian business network m...
01% 2002895:3 04/18 05/03 2 of 15363 emerging threats outbound scan virus w32.nugache smtp outbound
01% 2003492:5 02/09 03/14 2 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel malware suspicious mozilla user-agen...
01% 2003157:3 03/04 06/08 2 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit trojan agobot-sdbot commands
01% 2008145:1 06/28 06/29 2 of 15363 snort outbound malware speed-runner.com fake speed test user-...
01% 2406025:43 05/01 05/01 1 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel rbn known russian business network m...
01% 3000002:99 03/12 03/12 1 of 15363 bothunter egg download bothunter http-based .exe upload on bac...
01% 2007773:4 05/02 05/02 1 of 15363 emerging threats c&c channel trojan pakes/cutwall/kobcka update u...
01% 2008146:1 06/28 06/28 1 of 15363 snort outbound malware speed-runner.com fake speed test user-...
01% 22001057:5 06/27 06/27 1 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit bleeding-edge virus w32/sasser.worm.a -...
01% 2003614:3 04/30 04/30 1 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit virus winupack modified pe header in...
01% 2002739:4 07/01 07/01 1 of 15363 snort outbound malware idownloadagent spyware user agent
01% 2001219:15 05/12 05/12 1 of 15363 snort inbound scan potential ssh scan
01% 2002031:13 06/08 06/08 1 of 15363 snort inbound trojan bot - potential update/download
01% 2001057:6 06/27 06/27 1 of 15363 emerging threats inbound exploit worm w32/sasser.worm.a
01% 2002385:9 06/08 06/08 1 of 15363 snort inbound trojan bot - channel topic reptile commands