Detect web requests to potentially harmful files ASIM Web Session
| Id | c6608467-3678-45fe-b038-b590ce6d00fb |
| Rulename | Detect web requests to potentially harmful files (ASIM Web Session) |
| Description | This rule detects web requests made to URLs containing file types such as .ps1, .bat, .vbs,.scr etc. which have the potential to be harmful if downloaded. This rule uses the Advanced Security Information Model (ASIM) and supports any web session source that complies with ASIM. |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | InitialAccess Persistence Execution |
| Techniques | T1133 T1203 T1566 |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 5m |
| Query period | 5m |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Web Session Essentials/Analytic Rules/RequestToPotentiallyHarmfulFileTypes.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Arm template | c6608467-3678-45fe-b038-b590ce6d00fb.json |
let lookback = 5m;
let RiskyFileExtensions = materialize(externaldata(Extensions: string)
[@"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/master/Sample%20Data/Feeds/RiskyFileExtensionsInUrl.csv"]
with(format="csv", ignoreFirstRecord=True));
let CustomRiskyFileExtensions = (_ASIM_GetWatchlistRaw("Web_RiskyFileExtensions") // Create new Watchlist and add your custom indicators(Optional)
| extend
Extensions = tostring(WatchlistItem["Extensions"])
| project Extensions
| where isnotempty(Extensions));
let CombinedRiskyFileExtensions = union RiskyFileExtensions, CustomRiskyFileExtensions;
let knownRiskyFileExtensions=toscalar(CombinedRiskyFileExtensions
| where isnotempty(Extensions)
| summarize make_set(Extensions, 1000));
let Whitelisted_Domains = materialize(externaldata(WhiteListedDomains: string)
[@"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/master/Sample%20Data/Feeds/WhiteListedDomainsForWebSessionUseCases.csv"]
with(format="csv", ignoreFirstRecord=True));
let CustomWhiteListedDomains = (_ASIM_GetWatchlistRaw("Web_WhiteListedDomains") // Create new Watchlist and add your white listed domains(Optional)
| extend
WhiteListedDomains = tostring(WatchlistItem["WhiteListedDomains"])
| project WhiteListedDomains
| where isnotempty(WhiteListedDomains));
let CombinedWhitelisted_Domains = union Whitelisted_Domains, CustomWhiteListedDomains;
let knownWhitelisted_Domains=toscalar(CombinedWhitelisted_Domains
| where isnotempty(WhiteListedDomains)
| summarize make_set(WhiteListedDomains, 1000));
_Im_WebSession (starttime=ago(lookback), url_has_any=knownRiskyFileExtensions, eventresult='Success')
| project
Url,
SrcIpAddr,
TimeGenerated,
SrcUsername,
SrcHostname,
DstIpAddr,
DstPortNumber
| extend requestedFileName=tostring(split(tostring(parse_url(Url)["Path"]), '/')[-1])
| extend requestedFileExt=extract(@'(\.\w+)$', 1, requestedFileName, typeof(string))
| where requestedFileExt in~ (knownRiskyFileExtensions)
| summarize
EventCount=count(),
EventStartTime=min(TimeGenerated),
EventEndTime=max(TimeGenerated)
by
SrcUsername,
SrcIpAddr,
SrcHostname,
DstIpAddr,
DstPortNumber,
Url,
requestedFileName
| extend FQDN = split(parse_url(Url)["Host"], '.')
| extend Domain = iif(array_length(FQDN) > 1, strcat(FQDN[-2], '.', FQDN[-1]), FQDN)
| where Domain !in~ (knownWhitelisted_Domains)
| project-away FQDN
| extend Name = iif(SrcUsername contains "@", tostring(split(SrcUsername,'@',0)[0]),SrcUsername), UPNSuffix = iif(SrcUsername contains "@",tostring(split(SrcUsername,'@',1)[0]),"")
query: |
let lookback = 5m;
let RiskyFileExtensions = materialize(externaldata(Extensions: string)
[@"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/master/Sample%20Data/Feeds/RiskyFileExtensionsInUrl.csv"]
with(format="csv", ignoreFirstRecord=True));
let CustomRiskyFileExtensions = (_ASIM_GetWatchlistRaw("Web_RiskyFileExtensions") // Create new Watchlist and add your custom indicators(Optional)
| extend
Extensions = tostring(WatchlistItem["Extensions"])
| project Extensions
| where isnotempty(Extensions));
let CombinedRiskyFileExtensions = union RiskyFileExtensions, CustomRiskyFileExtensions;
let knownRiskyFileExtensions=toscalar(CombinedRiskyFileExtensions
| where isnotempty(Extensions)
| summarize make_set(Extensions, 1000));
let Whitelisted_Domains = materialize(externaldata(WhiteListedDomains: string)
[@"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/master/Sample%20Data/Feeds/WhiteListedDomainsForWebSessionUseCases.csv"]
with(format="csv", ignoreFirstRecord=True));
let CustomWhiteListedDomains = (_ASIM_GetWatchlistRaw("Web_WhiteListedDomains") // Create new Watchlist and add your white listed domains(Optional)
| extend
WhiteListedDomains = tostring(WatchlistItem["WhiteListedDomains"])
| project WhiteListedDomains
| where isnotempty(WhiteListedDomains));
let CombinedWhitelisted_Domains = union Whitelisted_Domains, CustomWhiteListedDomains;
let knownWhitelisted_Domains=toscalar(CombinedWhitelisted_Domains
| where isnotempty(WhiteListedDomains)
| summarize make_set(WhiteListedDomains, 1000));
_Im_WebSession (starttime=ago(lookback), url_has_any=knownRiskyFileExtensions, eventresult='Success')
| project
Url,
SrcIpAddr,
TimeGenerated,
SrcUsername,
SrcHostname,
DstIpAddr,
DstPortNumber
| extend requestedFileName=tostring(split(tostring(parse_url(Url)["Path"]), '/')[-1])
| extend requestedFileExt=extract(@'(\.\w+)$', 1, requestedFileName, typeof(string))
| where requestedFileExt in~ (knownRiskyFileExtensions)
| summarize
EventCount=count(),
EventStartTime=min(TimeGenerated),
EventEndTime=max(TimeGenerated)
by
SrcUsername,
SrcIpAddr,
SrcHostname,
DstIpAddr,
DstPortNumber,
Url,
requestedFileName
| extend FQDN = split(parse_url(Url)["Host"], '.')
| extend Domain = iif(array_length(FQDN) > 1, strcat(FQDN[-2], '.', FQDN[-1]), FQDN)
| where Domain !in~ (knownWhitelisted_Domains)
| project-away FQDN
| extend Name = iif(SrcUsername contains "@", tostring(split(SrcUsername,'@',0)[0]),SrcUsername), UPNSuffix = iif(SrcUsername contains "@",tostring(split(SrcUsername,'@',1)[0]),"")
queryPeriod: 5m
alertDetailsOverride:
alertDescriptionFormat: User accessed URL - '{{Url}}' that contains a file - '{{requestedFileName}}' with risky extension. Downloading this file could pose a potential risk
alertDisplayNameFormat: User '{{SrcUsername}}' with IP address '{{SrcIpAddr}}' accessed a potentially harmful URL
kind: Scheduled
severity: Medium
triggerOperator: gt
eventGroupingSettings:
aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors: []
description: |
'This rule detects web requests made to URLs containing file types such as .ps1, .bat, .vbs,.scr etc. which have the potential to be harmful if downloaded. This rule uses the [Advanced Security Information Model (ASIM)](https://aka.ms/AboutASIM) and supports any web session source that complies with ASIM.'
customDetails:
EventEndTime: EventEndTime
DstIpAddr: DstIpAddr
EventCount: EventCount
EventStartTime: EventStartTime
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- Persistence
- Execution
entityMappings:
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: SrcIpAddr
- entityType: URL
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Url
columnName: Url
- entityType: File
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: requestedFileName
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: HostName
columnName: SrcHostname
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: Name
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: UPNSuffix
id: c6608467-3678-45fe-b038-b590ce6d00fb
tags:
- Schema: WebSession
SchemaVersion: 0.2.6
triggerThreshold: 0
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Web Session Essentials/Analytic Rules/RequestToPotentiallyHarmfulFileTypes.yaml
name: Detect web requests to potentially harmful files (ASIM Web Session)
queryFrequency: 5m
version: 1.0.0
relevantTechniques:
- T1133
- T1203
- T1566