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

URL: http://www.abuse.ch/?p=5075

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

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