Re: [Emerging-Sigs] Ask Installer

[Matthew Jonkman <jonkman () emergingthreatspro com>]

I think you're right. We had concerns long ago with what they're reporting, but I haven't seen anything negative for a 
while.

Unless someone chimes in that it's a malicious browser bar I'll push it over to Policy and change the classtype.

Thanks James!

Matt


On Feb 21, 2011, at 12:14 PM, Lay, James wrote:

> Ok…point of order ladies and gents:
>  
> 02/21-08:31:51.953725  [**] [1:2011225:2] ET USER_AGENTS Suspicious User Agent (AskInstallChecker) [**] 
> [Classification: A Network Trojan was detected] [Priority: 1] {TCP} 10.21.10.101:2017 -> 74.113.233.61:80
> 02/21-08:31:51.953725  [**] [1:18379:2] BLACKLIST USER-AGENT known malicious user-agent string AskInstallChecker [**] 
> [Classification: A Network Trojan was detected] [Priority: 1] {TCP} 10.21.10.101:2017 -> 74.113.233.61:80
>  
> Rules below:
> emerging-user_agents.rules:alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"ET USER_AGENTS Suspicious User 
> Agent (AskInstallChecker)"; flow:to_server,established; content:"GET"; http_method; content:"User-Agent|3a| 
> AskInstallChecker|0d 0a|"; nocase; http_header; classtype:trojan-activity; 
> reference:url,www.emergingthreats.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/sigs/USER_AGENTS/USER_AGENTS_Suspicious; 
> reference:url,doc.emergingthreats.net/2011225; sid:2011225; rev:2;)
>  
> blacklist.rules:alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"BLACKLIST USER-AGENT known malicious 
> user-agent string AskInstallChecker"; flow:to_server,established; content:"User-Agent|3A| AskInstallChecker|0D 0A|"; 
> nocase; http_header; metadata:impact_flag red, service http; reference:url,labs.snort.org/docs/18379.html; 
> classtype:trojan-activity; sid:18379; rev:2;)
>  
> I’m guessing all “suspicious user agents” are tagged as Network Trojan, but eh….AskIntall?  Really?  Shouldn’t this 
> fall under Policy instead?
>  
> James Lay
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