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Idcecdbd4c-4902-403c-8d4b-32eb1efe460b
RulenameSolorigate Network Beacon
DescriptionIdentifies a match across various data feeds for domains IOCs related to the Solorigate incident.

References: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/12/13/customers-protect-nation-state-cyberattacks/,

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html?1
SeverityHigh
TacticsCommandAndControl
TechniquesT1102
Required data connectorsAzureFirewall
AzureMonitor(VMInsights)
CiscoASA
CiscoUmbrellaDataConnector
Corelight
DNS
GCPDNSDataConnector
InfobloxNIOS
MicrosoftThreatProtection
NXLogDnsLogs
PaloAltoNetworks
Zscaler
KindScheduled
Query frequency6h
Query period6h
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Legacy IOC based Threat Protection/Analytic Rules/Solorigate-Network-Beacon.yaml
Version1.5.1
Arm templatececdbd4c-4902-403c-8d4b-32eb1efe460b.json
Deploy To Azure
let domains = dynamic(["incomeupdate.com","zupertech.com","databasegalore.com","panhardware.com","avsvmcloud.com","digitalcollege.org","freescanonline.com","deftsecurity.com","thedoccloud.com","virtualdataserver.com","lcomputers.com","webcodez.com","globalnetworkissues.com","kubecloud.com","seobundlekit.com","solartrackingsystem.net","virtualwebdata.com"]);
(union isfuzzy=true
(CommonSecurityLog 
  | parse Message with * '(' DNSName ')' * 
  | where DNSName in~ (domains) or DestinationHostName has_any (domains) or RequestURL has_any(domains)
  | extend AccountCustomEntity = SourceUserID, HostCustomEntity = DeviceName, IPCustomEntity = SourceIP
  ),
(_Im_Dns (domain_has_any=domains)
  | extend DNSName = DnsQuery
  | extend IPCustomEntity = SrcIpAddr
  ),
(VMConnection 
  | parse RemoteDnsCanonicalNames with * '["' DNSName '"]' *
  | where isnotempty(DNSName)
  | where DNSName in~ (domains)
  | extend IPCustomEntity = RemoteIp
  ),
(DeviceNetworkEvents 
  | where isnotempty(RemoteUrl) 
  | where RemoteUrl  has_any (domains)  
  | extend DNSName = RemoteUrl
  | extend IPCustomEntity = RemoteIP 
  | extend HostCustomEntity = DeviceName 
  ),
(AzureDiagnostics 
  | where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
  | where Category == "AzureFirewallApplicationRule"
  | parse msg_s with Protocol 'request from ' SourceHost ':' SourcePort 'to ' DestinationHost ':' DestinationPort '. Action:' Action
  | where isnotempty(DestinationHost)
  | where DestinationHost has_any (domains)  
  | extend DNSName = DestinationHost 
  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceHost
  ),
(AzureDiagnostics
  | where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
  | where Category == "AzureFirewallNetworkRule"
  | where msg_s has_any (domains)
  | parse msg_s with Protocol " request from " SourceIP ":" SourcePortInt:int " to " TargetIP ":" TargetPortInt:int *
  | parse kind=regex flags=U msg_s with * ". Action\\: " Action1a "\\."
  | parse msg_s with * ". Policy: " Policy ". Rule Collection Group: " RuleCollectionGroup "." *
  | parse msg_s with * " Rule Collection: "  RuleCollection ". Rule: " Rule 
  | extend DNSName = TargetIP 
  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIP
  ),
(AzureDiagnostics
  | where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
  | where Category == "AzureFirewallDnsProxy"
  | where msg_s has_any (domains)
  | parse msg_s with "DNS Request: " SourceIP ":" SourcePortInt:int " - " QueryID:int " " RequestType " " RequestClass " " hostname ". " protocol " " details
  | extend
      ResponseDuration = extract("[0-9]*.?[0-9]+s$", 0, msg_s),
      SourcePort = tostring(SourcePortInt),
      QueryID =  tostring(QueryID)
  | extend DNSName = hostname
  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIP
  | project TimeGenerated,SourceIP,hostname,RequestType,ResponseDuration,details,msg_s
  | order by TimeGenerated
  ),
(AZFWApplicationRule
  | where Fqdn has_any (domains)
  | extend DNSName = Fqdn
  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIp
  ),
(AZFWDnsQuery
  | where isnotempty(QueryName)
  | where QueryName has_any (domains)
  | extend DNSName = QueryName
  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIp
  )
  )
queryFrequency: 6h
triggerOperator: gt
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
description: |
  'Identifies a match across various data feeds for domains IOCs related to the Solorigate incident.
   References: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/12/13/customers-protect-nation-state-cyberattacks/, 
   https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html?1'  
status: Available
relevantTechniques:
- T1102
name: Solorigate Network Beacon
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Legacy IOC based Threat Protection/Analytic Rules/Solorigate-Network-Beacon.yaml
severity: High
triggerThreshold: 0
version: 1.5.1
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: AccountCustomEntity
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: HostCustomEntity
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: IPCustomEntity
- entityType: DNS
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: DomainName
    columnName: DNSName
tags:
- Solorigate
- NOBELIUM
- Schema: ASIMDns
  SchemaVersion: 0.1.1
id: cecdbd4c-4902-403c-8d4b-32eb1efe460b
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: DNS
  dataTypes:
  - DnsEvents
- connectorId: AzureMonitor(VMInsights)
  dataTypes:
  - VMConnection
- connectorId: CiscoASA
  dataTypes:
  - CommonSecurityLog
- connectorId: PaloAltoNetworks
  dataTypes:
  - CommonSecurityLog
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
  dataTypes:
  - DeviceNetworkEvents
- connectorId: AzureFirewall
  dataTypes:
  - AzureDiagnostics
  - AZFWApplicationRule
  - AZFWDnsQuery
- connectorId: Zscaler
  dataTypes:
  - CommonSecurityLog
- connectorId: InfobloxNIOS
  dataTypes:
  - Syslog
- connectorId: GCPDNSDataConnector
  dataTypes:
  - GCP_DNS_CL
- connectorId: NXLogDnsLogs
  dataTypes:
  - NXLog_DNS_Server_CL
- connectorId: CiscoUmbrellaDataConnector
  dataTypes:
  - Cisco_Umbrella_dns_CL
- connectorId: Corelight
  dataTypes:
  - Corelight_CL
kind: Scheduled
query: |
  let domains = dynamic(["incomeupdate.com","zupertech.com","databasegalore.com","panhardware.com","avsvmcloud.com","digitalcollege.org","freescanonline.com","deftsecurity.com","thedoccloud.com","virtualdataserver.com","lcomputers.com","webcodez.com","globalnetworkissues.com","kubecloud.com","seobundlekit.com","solartrackingsystem.net","virtualwebdata.com"]);
  (union isfuzzy=true
  (CommonSecurityLog 
    | parse Message with * '(' DNSName ')' * 
    | where DNSName in~ (domains) or DestinationHostName has_any (domains) or RequestURL has_any(domains)
    | extend AccountCustomEntity = SourceUserID, HostCustomEntity = DeviceName, IPCustomEntity = SourceIP
    ),
  (_Im_Dns (domain_has_any=domains)
    | extend DNSName = DnsQuery
    | extend IPCustomEntity = SrcIpAddr
    ),
  (VMConnection 
    | parse RemoteDnsCanonicalNames with * '["' DNSName '"]' *
    | where isnotempty(DNSName)
    | where DNSName in~ (domains)
    | extend IPCustomEntity = RemoteIp
    ),
  (DeviceNetworkEvents 
    | where isnotempty(RemoteUrl) 
    | where RemoteUrl  has_any (domains)  
    | extend DNSName = RemoteUrl
    | extend IPCustomEntity = RemoteIP 
    | extend HostCustomEntity = DeviceName 
    ),
  (AzureDiagnostics 
    | where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
    | where Category == "AzureFirewallApplicationRule"
    | parse msg_s with Protocol 'request from ' SourceHost ':' SourcePort 'to ' DestinationHost ':' DestinationPort '. Action:' Action
    | where isnotempty(DestinationHost)
    | where DestinationHost has_any (domains)  
    | extend DNSName = DestinationHost 
    | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceHost
    ),
  (AzureDiagnostics
    | where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
    | where Category == "AzureFirewallNetworkRule"
    | where msg_s has_any (domains)
    | parse msg_s with Protocol " request from " SourceIP ":" SourcePortInt:int " to " TargetIP ":" TargetPortInt:int *
    | parse kind=regex flags=U msg_s with * ". Action\\: " Action1a "\\."
    | parse msg_s with * ". Policy: " Policy ". Rule Collection Group: " RuleCollectionGroup "." *
    | parse msg_s with * " Rule Collection: "  RuleCollection ". Rule: " Rule 
    | extend DNSName = TargetIP 
    | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIP
    ),
  (AzureDiagnostics
    | where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
    | where Category == "AzureFirewallDnsProxy"
    | where msg_s has_any (domains)
    | parse msg_s with "DNS Request: " SourceIP ":" SourcePortInt:int " - " QueryID:int " " RequestType " " RequestClass " " hostname ". " protocol " " details
    | extend
        ResponseDuration = extract("[0-9]*.?[0-9]+s$", 0, msg_s),
        SourcePort = tostring(SourcePortInt),
        QueryID =  tostring(QueryID)
    | extend DNSName = hostname
    | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIP
    | project TimeGenerated,SourceIP,hostname,RequestType,ResponseDuration,details,msg_s
    | order by TimeGenerated
    ),
  (AZFWApplicationRule
    | where Fqdn has_any (domains)
    | extend DNSName = Fqdn
    | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIp
    ),
  (AZFWDnsQuery
    | where isnotempty(QueryName)
    | where QueryName has_any (domains)
    | extend DNSName = QueryName
    | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIp
    )
    )  
queryPeriod: 6h
{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/cecdbd4c-4902-403c-8d4b-32eb1efe460b')]",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/cecdbd4c-4902-403c-8d4b-32eb1efe460b')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "apiVersion": "2022-11-01",
      "properties": {
        "displayName": "Solorigate Network Beacon",
        "description": "'Identifies a match across various data feeds for domains IOCs related to the Solorigate incident.\n References: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/12/13/customers-protect-nation-state-cyberattacks/, \n https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html?1'\n",
        "severity": "High",
        "enabled": true,
        "query": "let domains = dynamic([\"incomeupdate.com\",\"zupertech.com\",\"databasegalore.com\",\"panhardware.com\",\"avsvmcloud.com\",\"digitalcollege.org\",\"freescanonline.com\",\"deftsecurity.com\",\"thedoccloud.com\",\"virtualdataserver.com\",\"lcomputers.com\",\"webcodez.com\",\"globalnetworkissues.com\",\"kubecloud.com\",\"seobundlekit.com\",\"solartrackingsystem.net\",\"virtualwebdata.com\"]);\n(union isfuzzy=true\n(CommonSecurityLog \n  | parse Message with * '(' DNSName ')' * \n  | where DNSName in~ (domains) or DestinationHostName has_any (domains) or RequestURL has_any(domains)\n  | extend AccountCustomEntity = SourceUserID, HostCustomEntity = DeviceName, IPCustomEntity = SourceIP\n  ),\n(_Im_Dns (domain_has_any=domains)\n  | extend DNSName = DnsQuery\n  | extend IPCustomEntity = SrcIpAddr\n  ),\n(VMConnection \n  | parse RemoteDnsCanonicalNames with * '[\"' DNSName '\"]' *\n  | where isnotempty(DNSName)\n  | where DNSName in~ (domains)\n  | extend IPCustomEntity = RemoteIp\n  ),\n(DeviceNetworkEvents \n  | where isnotempty(RemoteUrl) \n  | where RemoteUrl  has_any (domains)  \n  | extend DNSName = RemoteUrl\n  | extend IPCustomEntity = RemoteIP \n  | extend HostCustomEntity = DeviceName \n  ),\n(AzureDiagnostics \n  | where ResourceType == \"AZUREFIREWALLS\"\n  | where Category == \"AzureFirewallApplicationRule\"\n  | parse msg_s with Protocol 'request from ' SourceHost ':' SourcePort 'to ' DestinationHost ':' DestinationPort '. Action:' Action\n  | where isnotempty(DestinationHost)\n  | where DestinationHost has_any (domains)  \n  | extend DNSName = DestinationHost \n  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceHost\n  ),\n(AzureDiagnostics\n  | where ResourceType == \"AZUREFIREWALLS\"\n  | where Category == \"AzureFirewallNetworkRule\"\n  | where msg_s has_any (domains)\n  | parse msg_s with Protocol \" request from \" SourceIP \":\" SourcePortInt:int \" to \" TargetIP \":\" TargetPortInt:int *\n  | parse kind=regex flags=U msg_s with * \". Action\\\\: \" Action1a \"\\\\.\"\n  | parse msg_s with * \". Policy: \" Policy \". Rule Collection Group: \" RuleCollectionGroup \".\" *\n  | parse msg_s with * \" Rule Collection: \"  RuleCollection \". Rule: \" Rule \n  | extend DNSName = TargetIP \n  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIP\n  ),\n(AzureDiagnostics\n  | where ResourceType == \"AZUREFIREWALLS\"\n  | where Category == \"AzureFirewallDnsProxy\"\n  | where msg_s has_any (domains)\n  | parse msg_s with \"DNS Request: \" SourceIP \":\" SourcePortInt:int \" - \" QueryID:int \" \" RequestType \" \" RequestClass \" \" hostname \". \" protocol \" \" details\n  | extend\n      ResponseDuration = extract(\"[0-9]*.?[0-9]+s$\", 0, msg_s),\n      SourcePort = tostring(SourcePortInt),\n      QueryID =  tostring(QueryID)\n  | extend DNSName = hostname\n  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIP\n  | project TimeGenerated,SourceIP,hostname,RequestType,ResponseDuration,details,msg_s\n  | order by TimeGenerated\n  ),\n(AZFWApplicationRule\n  | where Fqdn has_any (domains)\n  | extend DNSName = Fqdn\n  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIp\n  ),\n(AZFWDnsQuery\n  | where isnotempty(QueryName)\n  | where QueryName has_any (domains)\n  | extend DNSName = QueryName\n  | extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIp\n  )\n  )\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT6H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT6H",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0,
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "CommandAndControl"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1102"
        ],
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "cecdbd4c-4902-403c-8d4b-32eb1efe460b",
        "customDetails": null,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "identifier": "FullName",
                "columnName": "AccountCustomEntity"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "identifier": "FullName",
                "columnName": "HostCustomEntity"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "identifier": "Address",
                "columnName": "IPCustomEntity"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "DNS",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "identifier": "DomainName",
                "columnName": "DNSName"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Legacy IOC based Threat Protection/Analytic Rules/Solorigate-Network-Beacon.yaml",
        "status": "Available",
        "tags": [
          "Solorigate",
          "NOBELIUM",
          {
            "Schema": "ASIMDns",
            "SchemaVersion": "0.1.1"
          }
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.5.1"
      }
    }
  ]
}