TI Map URL Entity to AuditLogs
| Id | 712fab52-2a7d-401e-a08c-ff939cc7c25e |
| Rulename | TI Map URL Entity to AuditLogs |
| Description | This query identifies any URL indicators of compromise (IOCs) from threat intelligence (TI) by searching for matches in AuditLogs. |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | CommandAndControl |
| Techniques | T1071 |
| Required data connectors | AzureActiveDirectory MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence ThreatIntelligence ThreatIntelligenceTaxii |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1h |
| Query period | 14d |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Threat Intelligence/Analytic Rules/URLEntity_AuditLogs.yaml |
| Version | 1.2.8 |
| Arm template | 712fab52-2a7d-401e-a08c-ff939cc7c25e.json |
let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;
let AuditEvents = materialize(AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
// Extract the URL that is contained within the JSON data
| extend Url = extract("(http[s]?://(?:[a-zA-Z]|[0-9]|[$-_@.&+]|[!*\\(\\),]|(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]))+)", 1,tostring(TargetResources))
| where isnotempty(Url)
| extend userPrincipalName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).userPrincipalName)
| extend TargetResourceDisplayName = tostring(TargetResources[0].displayName)
| extend Audit_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated);
let AuditUrls = AuditEvents | distinct Url = tolower(Url) | summarize make_list(Url);
ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
| where isnotempty(Url)
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
| where tolower(Url) in (AuditUrls)
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
| where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
| where Description !contains_cs "State: inactive;" and Description !contains_cs "State: falsepos;"
// using innerunique to keep perf fast and result set low, we only need one match to indicate potential malicious activity that needs to be investigated
| join kind=innerunique (AuditEvents) on Url
| where Audit_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
| summarize Audit_TimeGenerated = arg_max(Audit_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, Url
| project Audit_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore,
OperationName, Identity, userPrincipalName, TargetResourceDisplayName, Url
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(userPrincipalName, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(userPrincipalName, "@")[1])
| extend HostName = tostring(split(TargetResourceDisplayName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(TargetResourceDisplayName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(TargetResourceDisplayName, DomainIndex + 1), TargetResourceDisplayName)
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
query: |
let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;
let AuditEvents = materialize(AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
// Extract the URL that is contained within the JSON data
| extend Url = extract("(http[s]?://(?:[a-zA-Z]|[0-9]|[$-_@.&+]|[!*\\(\\),]|(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]))+)", 1,tostring(TargetResources))
| where isnotempty(Url)
| extend userPrincipalName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).userPrincipalName)
| extend TargetResourceDisplayName = tostring(TargetResources[0].displayName)
| extend Audit_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated);
let AuditUrls = AuditEvents | distinct Url = tolower(Url) | summarize make_list(Url);
ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
| where isnotempty(Url)
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
| where tolower(Url) in (AuditUrls)
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
| where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
| where Description !contains_cs "State: inactive;" and Description !contains_cs "State: falsepos;"
// using innerunique to keep perf fast and result set low, we only need one match to indicate potential malicious activity that needs to be investigated
| join kind=innerunique (AuditEvents) on Url
| where Audit_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
| summarize Audit_TimeGenerated = arg_max(Audit_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, Url
| project Audit_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore,
OperationName, Identity, userPrincipalName, TargetResourceDisplayName, Url
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(userPrincipalName, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(userPrincipalName, "@")[1])
| extend HostName = tostring(split(TargetResourceDisplayName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(TargetResourceDisplayName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(TargetResourceDisplayName, DomainIndex + 1), TargetResourceDisplayName)
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
- dataTypes:
- ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
connectorId: ThreatIntelligence
- dataTypes:
- ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
connectorId: ThreatIntelligenceTaxii
- dataTypes:
- ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
connectorId: MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
name: TI Map URL Entity to AuditLogs
queryPeriod: 14d
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Threat Intelligence/Analytic Rules/URLEntity_AuditLogs.yaml
triggerThreshold: 0
description: |
'This query identifies any URL indicators of compromise (IOCs) from threat intelligence (TI) by searching for matches in AuditLogs.'
version: 1.2.8
kind: Scheduled
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: Medium
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: userPrincipalName
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: TargetResourceDisplayName
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: DnsDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
- entityType: URL
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Url
columnName: Url
triggerOperator: gt
id: 712fab52-2a7d-401e-a08c-ff939cc7c25e
relevantTechniques:
- T1071