New Connection Initiated To Possible Dead Drop Resolver Domain (via network_connection)
This rule detects an executable, which is not an internet browser or known application, initiating network connections to legit popular websites, which were seen to be used as dead drop resolvers in previous attacks. In this context adversaries abuse known websites such as "facebook", "youtube", etc. To pass through undetected.
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