SUNSPOT malware hashes

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Id	53e936c6-6c30-4d12-8343-b8a0456e8429
Rulename	SUNSPOT malware hashes
Description	This query uses Microsoft Defender for Endpoint data to look for IoCs associated with the SUNSPOT malware shared by Crowdstrike. More details: - https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/sunspot-malware-technical-analysis/ - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sentinel/monitoring-your-software-build-process-with-azure-sentinel/ba-p/2140807
Severity	Medium
Tactics	Persistence
Techniques	T1554
Required data connectors	MicrosoftThreatProtection
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1d
Query period	1d
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/SUNSPOTHashes.yaml
Version	1.0.2
Arm template	53e936c6-6c30-4d12-8343-b8a0456e8429.json

KQL

let SUNSPOT_Hashes = dynamic(["c45c9bda8db1d470f1fd0dcc346dc449839eb5ce9a948c70369230af0b3ef168", "0819db19be479122c1d48743e644070a8dc9a1c852df9a8c0dc2343e904da389"]);
union isfuzzy=true(
DeviceEvents
| where InitiatingProcessSHA256 in (SUNSPOT_Hashes)),
(DeviceImageLoadEvents
| where InitiatingProcessSHA256 in (SUNSPOT_Hashes))
| extend timestamp=TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)

YAML

relevantTechniques:
- T1554
name: SUNSPOT malware hashes
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - DeviceImageLoadEvents
  - DeviceEvents
  connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: DeviceName
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: DnsDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
  entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountUpn
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountDomain
  entityType: Account
triggerThreshold: 0
id: 53e936c6-6c30-4d12-8343-b8a0456e8429
tactics:
- Persistence
version: 1.0.2
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/SUNSPOTHashes.yaml
queryPeriod: 1d
kind: Scheduled
tags:
- Solorigate
- NOBELIUM
queryFrequency: 1d
severity: Medium
status: Available
description: |
  'This query uses Microsoft Defender for Endpoint data to look for IoCs associated with the SUNSPOT malware shared by Crowdstrike.
  More details: 
    - https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/sunspot-malware-technical-analysis/ 
    - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sentinel/monitoring-your-software-build-process-with-azure-sentinel/ba-p/2140807'  
query: |
  let SUNSPOT_Hashes = dynamic(["c45c9bda8db1d470f1fd0dcc346dc449839eb5ce9a948c70369230af0b3ef168", "0819db19be479122c1d48743e644070a8dc9a1c852df9a8c0dc2343e904da389"]);
  union isfuzzy=true(
  DeviceEvents
  | where InitiatingProcessSHA256 in (SUNSPOT_Hashes)),
  (DeviceImageLoadEvents
  | where InitiatingProcessSHA256 in (SUNSPOT_Hashes))
  | extend timestamp=TimeGenerated
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)  
triggerOperator: gt

ARM

{
  "$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/53e936c6-6c30-4d12-8343-b8a0456e8429')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/53e936c6-6c30-4d12-8343-b8a0456e8429')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "53e936c6-6c30-4d12-8343-b8a0456e8429",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'This query uses Microsoft Defender for Endpoint data to look for IoCs associated with the SUNSPOT malware shared by Crowdstrike.\nMore details: \n  - https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/sunspot-malware-technical-analysis/ \n  - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sentinel/monitoring-your-software-build-process-with-azure-sentinel/ba-p/2140807'\n",
        "displayName": "SUNSPOT malware hashes",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "DeviceName",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostNameDomain",
                "identifier": "DnsDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountUpn",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountDomain",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/SUNSPOTHashes.yaml",
        "query": "let SUNSPOT_Hashes = dynamic([\"c45c9bda8db1d470f1fd0dcc346dc449839eb5ce9a948c70369230af0b3ef168\", \"0819db19be479122c1d48743e644070a8dc9a1c852df9a8c0dc2343e904da389\"]);\nunion isfuzzy=true(\nDeviceEvents\n| where InitiatingProcessSHA256 in (SUNSPOT_Hashes)),\n(DeviceImageLoadEvents\n| where InitiatingProcessSHA256 in (SUNSPOT_Hashes))\n| extend timestamp=TimeGenerated\n| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, \".\")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))\n| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)\n",
        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Persistence"
        ],
        "tags": [
          "Solorigate",
          "NOBELIUM"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1554"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.2",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}