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]),"")
status: Available
queryFrequency: 5m
queryPeriod: 5m
triggerOperator: gt
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]),"")
tags:
- Schema: WebSession
SchemaVersion: 0.2.6
eventGroupingSettings:
aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Web Session Essentials/Analytic Rules/RequestToPotentiallyHarmfulFileTypes.yaml
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- Persistence
- Execution
triggerThreshold: 0
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
requiredDataConnectors: []
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
relevantTechniques:
- T1133
- T1203
- T1566
customDetails:
EventEndTime: EventEndTime
DstIpAddr: DstIpAddr
EventStartTime: EventStartTime
EventCount: EventCount
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.'
name: Detect web requests to potentially harmful files (ASIM Web Session)
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled
id: c6608467-3678-45fe-b038-b590ce6d00fb
severity: Medium