Detection of Malware C2 IPs in DNS Events

// Identifies a match in DnsEvent from the Recorded Future C2 Malware Detection IPs (Actively Communicating C&C Server RiskList)
let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 1d;
ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
// Picking up only Recorded Future IOC's that are pertinent to the use case (Malware C2 Detection)
| where Description == "Recorded Future - IP - Actively Communicating C&C Server"
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack) and ExpirationDateTime > now()
| where Active == true
| join (
  DnsEvents | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
  | where SubType =~ "LookupQuery" and isnotempty(IPAddresses)
  | extend SingleIP = split(IPAddresses, ",")
  | mvexpand SingleIP
  | extend SingleIP = tostring(SingleIP)
  // renaming time column so it is clear the log this came from
  | extend DNS_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
  )
on $left.NetworkIP == $right.SingleIP
| where DNS_TimeGenerated >= TimeGenerated and DNS_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
| project LatestIndicatorTime, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, DNS_TimeGenerated, Computer, EventId, SubType, ClientIP, Name, IPAddresses, NetworkIP, Description, AdditionalInformation
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)

relevantTechniques:
- T1071
name: Detection of Malware C2 IPs in DNS Events
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - DnsEvents
  connectorId: DNS
- dataTypes:
  - DnsEvents
  connectorId: ASimDnsActivityLogs
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: Computer
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: DnsDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
  entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: ClientIP
  entityType: IP
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Url
    columnName: Url
  entityType: URL
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: NetworkIP
  entityType: IP
triggerThreshold: 0
id: 22cc1dff-14ad-481d-97e1-0602895e429e
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
version: 1.0.3
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Recorded Future/Analytic Rules/RecordedFutureIPMalwareC2inDNSEvents.yaml
queryPeriod: 1d
kind: Scheduled
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: Medium
status: Available
description: |
    'Identifies a match in DnsEvents from Recorded Future Actively Communicating C&C Server Risklist.'
query: |
  // Identifies a match in DnsEvent from the Recorded Future C2 Malware Detection IPs (Actively Communicating C&C Server RiskList)
  let dt_lookBack = 1h;
  let ioc_lookBack = 1d;
  ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  // Picking up only Recorded Future IOC's that are pertinent to the use case (Malware C2 Detection)
  | where Description == "Recorded Future - IP - Actively Communicating C&C Server"
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack) and ExpirationDateTime > now()
  | where Active == true
  | join (
    DnsEvents | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
    | where SubType =~ "LookupQuery" and isnotempty(IPAddresses)
    | extend SingleIP = split(IPAddresses, ",")
    | mvexpand SingleIP
    | extend SingleIP = tostring(SingleIP)
    // renaming time column so it is clear the log this came from
    | extend DNS_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
    )
  on $left.NetworkIP == $right.SingleIP
  | where DNS_TimeGenerated >= TimeGenerated and DNS_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
  | project LatestIndicatorTime, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, DNS_TimeGenerated, Computer, EventId, SubType, ClientIP, Name, IPAddresses, NetworkIP, Description, AdditionalInformation
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)  
triggerOperator: gt

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              },
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        "severity": "Medium",
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