TROJAN: Citadel Command and Control Beacon
This signature detects beacon packets sent by Citadel, a Zeus-derivative, while attempting to "phone home" to a command and control (C&C) server. The source IP is likely compromised and should be investigated.
References
Short Name
TROJAN:CITADEL-BEACON
Severity
Critical
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
TROJAN
Keywords
Beacon Citadel Command Control and
Release Date
02/22/2013
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown