
Detect Shulfar Malware Encrypted TCP C&C Traffic Using PacketSmith Yara-X Detection Module
MalwareCybersecurityEncryptionThreat DetectionNetwork SecurityC&C TrafficTCPYara-XPacketSmith
The Shulfar malware (referred to as Netomize's name) encrypts its command-and-control (C&C) traffic over TCP using a custom encryption algorithm and a fixed key. A detection rule was developed to identify encrypted message packets by simulating the decryption process for all possible keys.