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Potential DGADomain Generation Algorithm detected via Repetitive Failures - Anomaly based ASIM DNS Solution

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Id01191239-274e-43c9-b154-3a042692af06
RulenamePotential DGA(Domain Generation Algorithm) detected via Repetitive Failures - Anomaly based (ASIM DNS Solution)
DescriptionThis rule makes use of the series decompose anomaly method to detect clients with a high NXDomain response count, which could be indicative of a DGA (cycling through possible C2 domains where most C2s are not live). An alert is generated when new IP address DNS activity is identified as an outlier when compared to the baseline, indicating a recurring pattern. It utilizes ASIM normalization and is applied to any source that supports the ASIM DNS schema.
SeverityMedium
TacticsCommandAndControl
TechniquesT1568
T1008
KindScheduled
Query frequency1d
Query period14d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/DNS Essentials/Analytic Rules/PotentialDGADetectedviaRepetitiveFailuresAnomalyBased.yaml
Version1.0.2
Arm template01191239-274e-43c9-b154-3a042692af06.json
Deploy To Azure
let threshold = 2.5;
let min_t = ago(14d);
let max_t = now();
let timeframe = 1d;
// calculate avg. eps(events per second)
let eps = materialize (_Im_Dns
  | project TimeGenerated
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(5m)
  | count
  | extend Count = Count / 300);
let maxSummarizedTime = toscalar (
  union isfuzzy=true 
      (
      DNS_Summarized_Logs_ip_CL 
      | where EventTime_t >= min_t
      | summarize max_TimeGenerated=max(EventTime_t)
      | extend max_TimeGenerated = datetime_add('hour', 1, max_TimeGenerated)
      ),
      (
      print(min_t)
      | project max_TimeGenerated = print_0
      )
  | summarize maxTimeGenerated = max(max_TimeGenerated) 
  );
let summarizationexist = materialize(
  union isfuzzy=true 
      (
      DNS_Summarized_Logs_ip_CL
      | where EventTime_t > ago(1d) 
      | project v = int(2)
      ),
      (
      print int(1) 
      | project v = print_0
      )
  | summarize maxv = max(v)
  | extend sumexist = (maxv > 1)
  );
let allData = union isfuzzy=true
      (
      (datatable(exists: int, sumexist: bool)[1, false]
      | where toscalar(eps) > 1000
      | join (summarizationexist) on sumexist)
      | join (
          _Im_Dns(responsecodename='NXDOMAIN', starttime=todatetime(ago(2d)), endtime=now())
          | where TimeGenerated > maxSummarizedTime
          | summarize Count=count() by SrcIpAddr, DnsQuery, bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
          | extend EventTime = TimeGenerated, Count = toint(Count), exists=int(1)
          )
          on exists
      | project-away exists, maxv, sum*
      ),
      (
      (datatable(exists: int, sumexist: bool)[1, false]
      | where toscalar(eps) between (501 .. 1000)
      | join (summarizationexist) on sumexist)
      | join (
          _Im_Dns(responsecodename='NXDOMAIN', starttime=todatetime(ago(3d)), endtime=now())
          | where TimeGenerated > maxSummarizedTime
          | summarize Count=count() by SrcIpAddr, DnsQuery, bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
          | extend EventTime = TimeGenerated, Count = toint(Count), exists=int(1)
          )
          on exists
      | project-away exists, maxv, sum*
      ),
      (
      (datatable(exists: int, sumexist: bool)[1, false]
      | where toscalar(eps) <= 500
      | join (summarizationexist) on sumexist)
      | join (
          _Im_Dns(responsecodename='NXDOMAIN', starttime=todatetime(ago(4d)), endtime=now())
          | where TimeGenerated > maxSummarizedTime
          | summarize Count=count() by SrcIpAddr, DnsQuery, bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
          | extend EventTime = TimeGenerated, Count = toint(Count), exists=int(1)
          )
          on exists
      | project-away exists, maxv, sum*
      ),
      (
      DNS_Summarized_Logs_ip_CL
      | where EventTime_t > min_t and EventResultDetails_s == 'NXDOMAIN'
      | project-rename
          SrcIpAddr=SrcIpAddr_s,
          DnsQuery=DnsQuery_s,
          Count=count__d,
          EventTime=EventTime_t
      | extend Count = toint(Count)
      );
allData
| make-series QueryCount=dcount(DnsQuery) on EventTime from min_t to max_t step timeframe by SrcIpAddr
// include calculated Anomalies, Score and Baseline
| extend (anomalies, score, baseline) = series_decompose_anomalies(QueryCount, threshold, -1, 'linefit')
| mv-expand anomalies, score, baseline, EventTime, QueryCount
| extend
  anomalies = toint(anomalies),
  score = toint(score),
  baseline = toint(baseline),
  EventTime = todatetime(EventTime),
  Total = tolong(QueryCount)
| where EventTime >= ago(timeframe)
| where score >= threshold * 2
// Join allData to include DnsQuery details
| join kind=inner(allData
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(timeframe)
  | summarize DNSQueries = make_set(DnsQuery, 1000) by SrcIpAddr)
  on SrcIpAddr
| project-away SrcIpAddr1
version: 1.0.2
description: |
    'This rule makes use of the series decompose anomaly method to detect clients with a high NXDomain response count, which could be indicative of a DGA (cycling through possible C2 domains where most C2s are not live). An alert is generated when new IP address DNS activity is identified as an outlier when compared to the baseline, indicating a recurring pattern. It utilizes [ASIM](https://aka.ms/AboutASIM) normalization and is applied to any source that supports the ASIM DNS schema.'
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
kind: Scheduled
relevantTechniques:
- T1568
- T1008
id: 01191239-274e-43c9-b154-3a042692af06
triggerThreshold: 0
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 14d
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
triggerOperator: gt
customDetails:
  Total: Total
  DNSQueries: DNSQueries
  AnomalyScore: score
  baseline: baseline
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors: []
query: |
  let threshold = 2.5;
  let min_t = ago(14d);
  let max_t = now();
  let timeframe = 1d;
  // calculate avg. eps(events per second)
  let eps = materialize (_Im_Dns
    | project TimeGenerated
    | where TimeGenerated > ago(5m)
    | count
    | extend Count = Count / 300);
  let maxSummarizedTime = toscalar (
    union isfuzzy=true 
        (
        DNS_Summarized_Logs_ip_CL 
        | where EventTime_t >= min_t
        | summarize max_TimeGenerated=max(EventTime_t)
        | extend max_TimeGenerated = datetime_add('hour', 1, max_TimeGenerated)
        ),
        (
        print(min_t)
        | project max_TimeGenerated = print_0
        )
    | summarize maxTimeGenerated = max(max_TimeGenerated) 
    );
  let summarizationexist = materialize(
    union isfuzzy=true 
        (
        DNS_Summarized_Logs_ip_CL
        | where EventTime_t > ago(1d) 
        | project v = int(2)
        ),
        (
        print int(1) 
        | project v = print_0
        )
    | summarize maxv = max(v)
    | extend sumexist = (maxv > 1)
    );
  let allData = union isfuzzy=true
        (
        (datatable(exists: int, sumexist: bool)[1, false]
        | where toscalar(eps) > 1000
        | join (summarizationexist) on sumexist)
        | join (
            _Im_Dns(responsecodename='NXDOMAIN', starttime=todatetime(ago(2d)), endtime=now())
            | where TimeGenerated > maxSummarizedTime
            | summarize Count=count() by SrcIpAddr, DnsQuery, bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
            | extend EventTime = TimeGenerated, Count = toint(Count), exists=int(1)
            )
            on exists
        | project-away exists, maxv, sum*
        ),
        (
        (datatable(exists: int, sumexist: bool)[1, false]
        | where toscalar(eps) between (501 .. 1000)
        | join (summarizationexist) on sumexist)
        | join (
            _Im_Dns(responsecodename='NXDOMAIN', starttime=todatetime(ago(3d)), endtime=now())
            | where TimeGenerated > maxSummarizedTime
            | summarize Count=count() by SrcIpAddr, DnsQuery, bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
            | extend EventTime = TimeGenerated, Count = toint(Count), exists=int(1)
            )
            on exists
        | project-away exists, maxv, sum*
        ),
        (
        (datatable(exists: int, sumexist: bool)[1, false]
        | where toscalar(eps) <= 500
        | join (summarizationexist) on sumexist)
        | join (
            _Im_Dns(responsecodename='NXDOMAIN', starttime=todatetime(ago(4d)), endtime=now())
            | where TimeGenerated > maxSummarizedTime
            | summarize Count=count() by SrcIpAddr, DnsQuery, bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
            | extend EventTime = TimeGenerated, Count = toint(Count), exists=int(1)
            )
            on exists
        | project-away exists, maxv, sum*
        ),
        (
        DNS_Summarized_Logs_ip_CL
        | where EventTime_t > min_t and EventResultDetails_s == 'NXDOMAIN'
        | project-rename
            SrcIpAddr=SrcIpAddr_s,
            DnsQuery=DnsQuery_s,
            Count=count__d,
            EventTime=EventTime_t
        | extend Count = toint(Count)
        );
  allData
  | make-series QueryCount=dcount(DnsQuery) on EventTime from min_t to max_t step timeframe by SrcIpAddr
  // include calculated Anomalies, Score and Baseline
  | extend (anomalies, score, baseline) = series_decompose_anomalies(QueryCount, threshold, -1, 'linefit')
  | mv-expand anomalies, score, baseline, EventTime, QueryCount
  | extend
    anomalies = toint(anomalies),
    score = toint(score),
    baseline = toint(baseline),
    EventTime = todatetime(EventTime),
    Total = tolong(QueryCount)
  | where EventTime >= ago(timeframe)
  | where score >= threshold * 2
  // Join allData to include DnsQuery details
  | join kind=inner(allData
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(timeframe)
    | summarize DNSQueries = make_set(DnsQuery, 1000) by SrcIpAddr)
    on SrcIpAddr
  | project-away SrcIpAddr1  
tags:
- SchemaVersion: 0.1.6
  Schema: ASimDns
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SrcIpAddr
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
status: Available
name: Potential DGA(Domain Generation Algorithm) detected via Repetitive Failures - Anomaly based (ASIM DNS Solution)
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDescriptionFormat: |-
    Client has been identified with high NXDomain count which could be indicative of a DGA (cycling through possible C2 domains where most C2s are not live). This client is found to be communicating with multiple Domains which do not exist.

    Baseline Domain or DNS query count from this client: '{{baseline}}'

    Current Domain or DNS query count from this client: '{{Total}}'

    DNS queries requested by this client inlcude: '{{DNSQueries}}'    
  alertDisplayNameFormat: "[Anomaly] Potential DGA (Domain Generation Algorithm) originating from client IP: '{{SrcIpAddr}}' has been detected."
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/DNS Essentials/Analytic Rules/PotentialDGADetectedviaRepetitiveFailuresAnomalyBased.yaml