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Signatures and Sessions: Malware HTTP Analysis

In this lab, you'll investigate network traffic from a host that has been infected with the Trickbot malware. In particular, you'll dive into Trickbot's HTTP traffic and investigate HTTP Header IoCs. You'll also analyze a Trickbot HTTP response to uncover a hidden executable. Towards the end of the lab, you'll leverage Suricata to uncover Trickbot by using Signature-based (and Behavior-based) rules.

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(114)
Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Aug 05, 2025
Duration
1h 25m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Importing the Packet Capture

    In this challenge, you'll import the Trickbot packet capture into Arkime.

  3. Challenge

    Investigating HTTP Header IoCs

    In this challenge, you'll dive into evasion patterns of Trickbot: a piece of malware that exfiltrates highly sensitive data (e.g., banking information, account credentials, etc.). In particular, you'll leverage Arkime to inspect Trickbot pcaps and look for suspicious HTTP traffic.

  4. Challenge

    Suricata: Signature-based Rule

    In this challenge, you'll explore alerting mechanisms for Trickbot. In particular, you'll investigate Trickbot through a Signature-based Suricata rule. You'll also use an Suricata/Arkime integration to see the Suricata alerts within Arkime!

  5. Challenge

    Suricata: Behavior-based Rules

    In this challenge, you'll explore alerting mechanisms for Trickbot. In particular, you'll investigate Trickbot through a Behavior-based Suricata rule.

  6. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    This is the last challenge of this lab, and your last chance to experience the environment before clicking finish lab, ending this small little world that flittered into existence just for you.

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