SUNBURST suspicious SolarWinds child processes Normalized Process Events

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Id	631d02df-ab51-46c1-8d72-32d0cfec0720
Rulename	SUNBURST suspicious SolarWinds child processes (Normalized Process Events)
Description	Identifies suspicious child processes of SolarWinds.Orion.Core.BusinessLayer.dll that may be evidence of the SUNBURST backdoor References: - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html - https://gist.github.com/olafhartong/71ffdd4cab4b6acd5cbcd1a0691ff82f To use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the ASIM normalization parsers
Severity	Medium
Tactics	Execution Persistence
Techniques	T1059 T1543
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1d
Query period	1d
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimProcess/imProcess_SolarWinds_SUNBURST_Process-IOCs.yaml
Version	1.1.6
Arm template	631d02df-ab51-46c1-8d72-32d0cfec0720.json

KQL

let excludeProcs = dynamic([@"\SolarWinds\Orion\APM\APMServiceControl.exe", @"\SolarWinds\Orion\ExportToPDFCmd.Exe", @"\SolarWinds.Credentials\SolarWinds.Credentials.Orion.WebApi.exe", @"\SolarWinds\Orion\Topology\SolarWinds.Orion.Topology.Calculator.exe", @"\SolarWinds\Orion\Database-Maint.exe", @"\SolarWinds.Orion.ApiPoller.Service\SolarWinds.Orion.ApiPoller.Service.exe", @"\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe"]);
imProcessCreate
| where Process hassuffix 'solarwinds.businesslayerhost.exe'
| where not(Process has_any (excludeProcs))
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(ActorUsername, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(ActorUsername, @'\')[0])
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Dvc, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Dvc, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Dvc, DomainIndex + 1), Dvc)
| project-away DomainIndex

YAML

name: SUNBURST suspicious SolarWinds child processes (Normalized Process Events)
triggerOperator: gt
query: |
  let excludeProcs = dynamic([@"\SolarWinds\Orion\APM\APMServiceControl.exe", @"\SolarWinds\Orion\ExportToPDFCmd.Exe", @"\SolarWinds.Credentials\SolarWinds.Credentials.Orion.WebApi.exe", @"\SolarWinds\Orion\Topology\SolarWinds.Orion.Topology.Calculator.exe", @"\SolarWinds\Orion\Database-Maint.exe", @"\SolarWinds.Orion.ApiPoller.Service\SolarWinds.Orion.ApiPoller.Service.exe", @"\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe"]);
  imProcessCreate
  | where Process hassuffix 'solarwinds.businesslayerhost.exe'
  | where not(Process has_any (excludeProcs))
  | extend AccountName = tostring(split(ActorUsername, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(ActorUsername, @'\')[0])
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Dvc, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Dvc, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Dvc, DomainIndex + 1), Dvc)
  | project-away DomainIndex
queryFrequency: 1d
description: |
  Identifies suspicious child processes of SolarWinds.Orion.Core.BusinessLayer.dll that may be evidence of the SUNBURST backdoor
  References:
  - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html
  - https://gist.github.com/olafhartong/71ffdd4cab4b6acd5cbcd1a0691ff82f
  To use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the [ASIM normalization parsers](https://aka.ms/ASimProcessEvent)'
id: 631d02df-ab51-46c1-8d72-32d0cfec0720
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 1d
version: 1.1.6
kind: Scheduled
relevantTechniques:
- T1059
- T1543
tags:
- version: 1.0.0
  Id: 4a3073ac-7383-48a9-90a8-eb6716183a54
- SchemaVersion: 0.1.0
  Schema: ASIMProcessEvent
- Solorigate
- NOBELIUM
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors: []
metadata:
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - 0-day Vulnerability
  support:
    tier: Community
  author:
    name: Yuval Naor
  source:
    kind: Community
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimProcess/imProcess_SolarWinds_SUNBURST_Process-IOCs.yaml
tactics:
- Execution
- Persistence
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: ActorUsername
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: AccountNTDomain
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: Dvc
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: DnsDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
  entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Algorithm
    columnName: AlgorithmType
  - identifier: Value
    columnName: TargetFileMD5
  entityType: FileHash

ARM

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  "parameters": {
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    }
  },
  "resources": [
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      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/631d02df-ab51-46c1-8d72-32d0cfec0720')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "631d02df-ab51-46c1-8d72-32d0cfec0720",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "Identifies suspicious child processes of SolarWinds.Orion.Core.BusinessLayer.dll that may be evidence of the SUNBURST backdoor\nReferences:\n- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html\n- https://gist.github.com/olafhartong/71ffdd4cab4b6acd5cbcd1a0691ff82f\nTo use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the [ASIM normalization parsers](https://aka.ms/ASimProcessEvent)'\n",
        "displayName": "SUNBURST suspicious SolarWinds child processes (Normalized Process Events)",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "ActorUsername",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountNTDomain",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Dvc",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostNameDomain",
                "identifier": "DnsDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "FileHash",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "AlgorithmType",
                "identifier": "Algorithm"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "TargetFileMD5",
                "identifier": "Value"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimProcess/imProcess_SolarWinds_SUNBURST_Process-IOCs.yaml",
        "query": "let excludeProcs = dynamic([@\"\\SolarWinds\\Orion\\APM\\APMServiceControl.exe\", @\"\\SolarWinds\\Orion\\ExportToPDFCmd.Exe\", @\"\\SolarWinds.Credentials\\SolarWinds.Credentials.Orion.WebApi.exe\", @\"\\SolarWinds\\Orion\\Topology\\SolarWinds.Orion.Topology.Calculator.exe\", @\"\\SolarWinds\\Orion\\Database-Maint.exe\", @\"\\SolarWinds.Orion.ApiPoller.Service\\SolarWinds.Orion.ApiPoller.Service.exe\", @\"\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WerFault.exe\"]);\nimProcessCreate\n| where Process hassuffix 'solarwinds.businesslayerhost.exe'\n| where not(Process has_any (excludeProcs))\n| extend AccountName = tostring(split(ActorUsername, @'\\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(ActorUsername, @'\\')[0])\n| extend HostName = tostring(split(Dvc, \".\")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Dvc, '.'))\n| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Dvc, DomainIndex + 1), Dvc)\n| project-away DomainIndex\n",
        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Execution",
          "Persistence"
        ],
        "tags": [
          {
            "Id": "4a3073ac-7383-48a9-90a8-eb6716183a54",
            "version": "1.0.0"
          },
          {
            "Schema": "ASIMProcessEvent",
            "SchemaVersion": "0.1.0"
          },
          "Solorigate",
          "NOBELIUM"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1059",
          "T1543"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.1.6",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
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    }
  ]
}