Excessive NXDOMAIN DNS Queries

let threshold = 200;
Infoblox_dnsclient
| where isnotempty(DnsResponseCode)
| where DnsResponseCode =~ "NXDOMAIN"
| summarize count() by SrcIpAddr, bin(TimeGenerated,15m)
| where count_ > threshold
| join kind=inner (Infoblox_dnsclient
    | where isnotempty(DnsResponseCode)
    | where DnsResponseCode =~ "NXDOMAIN"
    ) on SrcIpAddr

relevantTechniques:
- T1568
- T1008
name: Excessive NXDOMAIN DNS Queries
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - Syslog
  connectorId: InfobloxNIOS
- datatypes:
  - Syslog
  connectorId: SyslogAma
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: SrcIpAddr
  entityType: IP
triggerThreshold: 0
id: b8266f81-2715-41a6-9062-42486cbc9c73
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
version: 1.0.4
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Infoblox NIOS/Analytic Rules/ExcessiveNXDOMAINDNSQueries.yaml
queryPeriod: 1h
kind: Scheduled
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: Medium
status: Available
description: |
    'This creates an incident in the event a client generates excessive amounts of DNS queries for non-existent domains.'
query: |
  let threshold = 200;
  Infoblox_dnsclient
  | where isnotempty(DnsResponseCode)
  | where DnsResponseCode =~ "NXDOMAIN"
  | summarize count() by SrcIpAddr, bin(TimeGenerated,15m)
  | where count_ > threshold
  | join kind=inner (Infoblox_dnsclient
      | where isnotempty(DnsResponseCode)
      | where DnsResponseCode =~ "NXDOMAIN"
      ) on SrcIpAddr  
triggerOperator: gt

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  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
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      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/b8266f81-2715-41a6-9062-42486cbc9c73')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/b8266f81-2715-41a6-9062-42486cbc9c73')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "b8266f81-2715-41a6-9062-42486cbc9c73",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'This creates an incident in the event a client generates excessive amounts of DNS queries for non-existent domains.'\n",
        "displayName": "Excessive NXDOMAIN DNS Queries",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "SrcIpAddr",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
            ]
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        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Infoblox NIOS/Analytic Rules/ExcessiveNXDOMAINDNSQueries.yaml",
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        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT1H",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "CommandAndControl"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1008",
          "T1568"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.4",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}