This is the message I read when connecting and using the device:
router message: A Network Trojan was detected / ET HUNTING Suspicious Fake Windows User-Agent in HTTP Header
alert http $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET any (msg:"ET HUNTING Suspicious Fake Windows User-Agent in HTTP Header"; flow:established,to_server; http.user_agent; content:"Mozilla|2f|5|2e|0|20 28|Windows|20|NT|20|10|2e|0|3b 20|Win64|3b 20|x64|29|"; bsize:41; fast_pattern; content:!"AppleWebKit"; http.host; content:!"
www.pspad.com"; reference:url,bruteratel.com/tabs/ratelserver/c4profiles/; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2063592; rev:2; metadata:attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_09_15, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, performance_impact Significant, confidence Medium, signature_severity Minor, updated_at 2025_07_21, reviewed_at 2024_12_02; target:src_ip
router message: A Network Trojan was detected / ET MALWARE Brute Ratel Fake User-Agent
drop http [$HOME_NET,![192.168.0.238]] any -> 208.95.112.1 any (msg:"ET MALWARE Brute Ratel Fake User-Agent"; flow:established,to_server; http.user_agent; content:"Mozilla|2f|5|2e|0|20 28|Windows|20|NT|20|10|2e|0|3b 20|Win64|3b 20|x64|29|"; bsize:41; fast_pattern; content:!"AppleWebKit"; http.host; content:!"
www.pspad.com"; reference:url,bruteratel.com/tabs/ratelserver/c4profiles/; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:4004410; rev:1; metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2022_09_15, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, malware_family BruteRatel, performance_impact Significant, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2023_04_14
I cannot use a tool like VirusTotal because this is not a software application at fault, but a hardware device. It is possible that the SDR connects externally for technical reasons, but I would like to ask other users of this WEB-888 network SDR: have you noticed the same issue?
RX-888 and WEB-888 products:
WEB-888
