Detection of Malware C2 Domains in DNS Events

// Identifies a match in DnsEvent from the Recorded Future DOMAIN Malware C2 DNS Name 
let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 1d;
//Create a list of TLDs in our threat feed for later validation
let list_tlds = ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
| where TimeGenerated > ago(ioc_lookBack)
// Picking up only Recorded Future IOC's that are pertinent to the use case (Malware C2 Detection)
| where Description == 'Recorded Future - Domains - Command and Control Activity'
| where isnotempty(DomainName)
| extend parts = split(DomainName, '.')
| extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
| summarize count() by tostring(tld)
| summarize make_list(tld);
ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack) and ExpirationDateTime > now()
| where Active == true
// Picking up only Recorded Future IOC's that are pertinent to the use case (Malware C2 Detection)
| where Description == 'Recorded Future - Domains - Command and Control Activity'
// Picking up only IOC's that contain the entities we want
| where isnotempty(DomainName)
| join (
  DnsEvents
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack)
  //Extract Domain patterns from syslog message
  | where isnotempty(Name)
  | extend parts = split(Name, '.')
  //Split out the TLD
  | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
  //Validate parsed Domain by checking if the TLD is in the list of TLDs in our threat feed
  | where tld in~ (list_tlds)
  | extend DNS_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
  ) 
on $left.DomainName==$right.Name
| where DNS_TimeGenerated >= TimeGenerated and DNS_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
| project LatestIndicatorTime, DomainName, Description, ConfidenceScore, AdditionalInformation, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, DNS_TimeGenerated, Computer, ClientIP, Name, QueryType
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)

relevantTechniques:
- T1071.004
name: Detection of Malware C2 Domains 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: DomainName
    columnName: DomainName
  entityType: DNS
triggerThreshold: 0
id: a1c02815-4248-4728-a9ae-dac73c67db23
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
version: 1.0.4
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Recorded Future/Analytic Rules/RecordedFutureDomainMalwareC2inDNSEvents.yaml
queryPeriod: 1d
kind: Scheduled
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: Medium
status: Available
description: |
    'Identifies a match in DNSEvents from Recorded Future C2 DNS Name Domains Risklist.'
query: |
  // Identifies a match in DnsEvent from the Recorded Future DOMAIN Malware C2 DNS Name 
  let dt_lookBack = 1h;
  let ioc_lookBack = 1d;
  //Create a list of TLDs in our threat feed for later validation
  let list_tlds = ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(ioc_lookBack)
  // Picking up only Recorded Future IOC's that are pertinent to the use case (Malware C2 Detection)
  | where Description == 'Recorded Future - Domains - Command and Control Activity'
  | where isnotempty(DomainName)
  | extend parts = split(DomainName, '.')
  | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
  | summarize count() by tostring(tld)
  | summarize make_list(tld);
  ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack) and ExpirationDateTime > now()
  | where Active == true
  // Picking up only Recorded Future IOC's that are pertinent to the use case (Malware C2 Detection)
  | where Description == 'Recorded Future - Domains - Command and Control Activity'
  // Picking up only IOC's that contain the entities we want
  | where isnotempty(DomainName)
  | join (
    DnsEvents
    | where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack)
    //Extract Domain patterns from syslog message
    | where isnotempty(Name)
    | extend parts = split(Name, '.')
    //Split out the TLD
    | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
    //Validate parsed Domain by checking if the TLD is in the list of TLDs in our threat feed
    | where tld in~ (list_tlds)
    | extend DNS_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
    ) 
  on $left.DomainName==$right.Name
  | where DNS_TimeGenerated >= TimeGenerated and DNS_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
  | project LatestIndicatorTime, DomainName, Description, ConfidenceScore, AdditionalInformation, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, DNS_TimeGenerated, Computer, ClientIP, Name, QueryType
  | 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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