Possible Proxyware SDK Beacon With Telemetry Parameters

PremiumReviewedSigma · Medium · v1
Category
proxy
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-10-13
Updated
2026-10-13

ATT&CK techniques

C2
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. Exfiltration

  13. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects HTTP requests carrying the proxyware SDK telemetry parameter string with n set to tlaunch alongside tag and key parameters used by PacketSDK and related residential proxy clients. This pattern indicates a device is reporting in as a monetized proxy node.

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Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.