VMware ESXi - New VM started

let a_vm = 
VMwareESXi
| where SyslogMessage has ('VmPoweredOnEvent')
| extend DstHostname = extract(@'\[\d+\]\s+\[(.*?)\s+on', 1, SyslogMessage)
| summarize vm_l = makeset(DstHostname)
| extend k=1;
VMwareESXi
| where SyslogMessage has ('VmPoweredOnEvent')
| extend DstHostname = extract(@'\[\d+\]\s+\[(.*?)\s+on', 1, SyslogMessage)
| extend k = 1
| join (a_vm) on k
| where vm_l !has DstHostname
| extend HostCustomEntity = DstHostname

relevantTechniques:
- T1078
name: VMware ESXi - New VM started
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - VMwareESXi
  connectorId: VMwareESXi
- datatypes:
  - Syslog
  connectorId: SyslogAma
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: HostCustomEntity
  entityType: Host
triggerThreshold: 0
id: 0f4a80de-344f-47c0-bc19-cb120c59b6f0
tactics:
- InitialAccess
version: 1.0.1
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMWareESXi/Analytic Rules/ESXiNewVM.yaml
queryPeriod: 1h
kind: Scheduled
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: Medium
status: Available
description: |
    'Detects when new VM was started.'
query: |
  let a_vm = 
  VMwareESXi
  | where SyslogMessage has ('VmPoweredOnEvent')
  | extend DstHostname = extract(@'\[\d+\]\s+\[(.*?)\s+on', 1, SyslogMessage)
  | summarize vm_l = makeset(DstHostname)
  | extend k=1;
  VMwareESXi
  | where SyslogMessage has ('VmPoweredOnEvent')
  | extend DstHostname = extract(@'\[\d+\]\s+\[(.*?)\s+on', 1, SyslogMessage)
  | extend k = 1
  | join (a_vm) on k
  | where vm_l !has DstHostname
  | extend HostCustomEntity = DstHostname  
triggerOperator: gt

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/0f4a80de-344f-47c0-bc19-cb120c59b6f0')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/0f4a80de-344f-47c0-bc19-cb120c59b6f0')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "0f4a80de-344f-47c0-bc19-cb120c59b6f0",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'Detects when new VM was started.'\n",
        "displayName": "VMware ESXi - New VM started",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "HostCustomEntity",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMWareESXi/Analytic Rules/ESXiNewVM.yaml",
        "query": "let a_vm = \nVMwareESXi\n| where SyslogMessage has ('VmPoweredOnEvent')\n| extend DstHostname = extract(@'\\[\\d+\\]\\s+\\[(.*?)\\s+on', 1, SyslogMessage)\n| summarize vm_l = makeset(DstHostname)\n| extend k=1;\nVMwareESXi\n| where SyslogMessage has ('VmPoweredOnEvent')\n| extend DstHostname = extract(@'\\[\\d+\\]\\s+\\[(.*?)\\s+on', 1, SyslogMessage)\n| extend k = 1\n| join (a_vm) on k\n| where vm_l !has DstHostname\n| extend HostCustomEntity = DstHostname\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT1H",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "InitialAccess"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1078"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.1",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}