Hack Tool User Agent
Detects suspicious user agent strings user by hack tools in proxy logs
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source category
- proxy
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| rules.emergingthreats.net/open/snort-2.9.0/rules/emerging-user_agents.rules | 2 |
| github.com/fastly/waf_testbed/blob/8bfc406551f3045e418cbaad7596cff8da331dfc/templates/default/scanners-user-agents.data.erb | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- c42a3073-30fb-48ae-8c99-c23ada84b103
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-accessattack.initial-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1