alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (msg:"ET MALWARE BadPatch CnC Activity"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; http.user_agent; content:"python-requests/"; startswith; http.request_body; content:"="; pcre:"/^(?:[A-F0-9]{2}%3A){5}[A-F0-9]{2}&/R"; content:"=Py+version+"; distance:0; fast_pattern; reference:url,www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/badpatch-campaign-uses-python-malware.html; classtype:command-and-control; sid:2028913; rev:4; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, created_at 2019_10_28, deployment Perimeter, malware_family BadPatch, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2024_04_13;)