Detection rules › YARA-L
YARA-L rules: 0y
| Rule | Severity |
|---|---|
| AWS EC2 Get Windows Admin Password | high |
| AWS GuardDuty Malicious Or Suspicious File Executed | high |
| gmail spike in undeliverables | medium |
AWS EC2 Get Windows Admin Password
#Detects a successful attempt to retrieve the encrypted Administrator password for a Windows EC2 instance.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
Telemetry Coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| AWS | CloudTrail event GetPasswordData: Retrieves the encrypted administrator password for a Windows instance. |
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule aws_ec2_get_windows_admin_password {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects a successful attempt to retrieve the encrypted Administrator password for a Windows EC2 instance."
rule_id = "mr_92364192-b3c7-4e5d-a1a1-eb7b3adbd0e4"
rule_name = "AWS EC2 Get Windows Admin Password"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
mitre_attack_technique = "Credentials from Password Stores"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$cloudtrail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "GetPasswordData"
$cloudtrail.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$cloudtrail.principal.ip = $ip
match:
$ip over 1h
outcome:
$risk_score = max(75)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Credentials from Password Stores"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1555"
$event_count = count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
$network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name)
$recipient_aws_account_id = array_distinct($cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"])
$aws_region = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.location.name)
$target_resource_ancestors_product_object_id = array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource_ancestors.product_object_id)
condition:
$cloudtrail
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $cloudtrail event in the 1h window.
Events
$cloudtrail
metadata.product_event_type = "GetPasswordData"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(75) |
event_count | count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id) |
network_http_user_agent | array_distinct($cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_display_name | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name) |
recipient_aws_account_id | array_distinct($cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"]) |
aws_region | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.location.name) |
target_resource_ancestors_product_object_id | array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource_ancestors.product_object_id) |
AWS GuardDuty Malicious Or Suspicious File Executed
#Amazon GuardDuty detects a malicious or suspicious file on an Amazon EC2 instance or a container workload.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution |
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule aws_guardduty_malicious_or_suspicious_file_executed {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Amazon GuardDuty detects a malicious or suspicious file on an Amazon EC2 instance or a container workload."
rule_id = "mr_a5d8f51c-d0de-4169-99e2-d3eaa02b266c"
rule_name = "AWS GuardDuty Malicious Or Suspicious File Executed"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Execution"
mitre_attack_technique = "User Execution: Malicious File"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/002/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS GuardDuty"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$guardduty.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$guardduty.metadata.product_name = "AWS GuardDuty"
$guardduty.metadata.product_event_type = /MaliciousFile|SuspiciousFile/
//Filter out sample findings
$guardduty.security_result.about.labels["Sample"] != "true"
outcome:
$risk_score = max(35)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Execution"
$mitre_attack_technique = "User Execution: Malicious File"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1204.002"
$event_count = count_distinct($guardduty.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_display_name = $guardduty.principal.user.user_display_name
$aws_region = $guardduty.target.location.name
$target_resource_name = $guardduty.target.resource.name
$target_resource_product_object_id = $guardduty.target.resource.product_object_id
$security_result_summary = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.summary)
$security_result_description = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.description)
$security_result_severity = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity)
$security_result_severity_details = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity_details)
$metadata_product_event_type = array_distinct($guardduty.metadata.product_event_type)
condition:
$guardduty
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $guardduty event.
Events
$guardduty
metadata.product_event_type matches "MaliciousFile|SuspiciousFile"security_result.about.labels["Sample"] != "true"
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(35) |
event_count | count_distinct($guardduty.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_display_name | $guardduty.principal.user.user_display_name |
aws_region | $guardduty.target.location.name |
target_resource_name | $guardduty.target.resource.name |
target_resource_product_object_id | $guardduty.target.resource.product_object_id |
security_result_summary | array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.summary) |
security_result_description | array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.description) |
security_result_severity | array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity) |
security_result_severity_details | array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity_details) |
metadata_product_event_type | array_distinct($guardduty.metadata.product_event_type) |
gmail spike in undeliverables
#Detects a spike in undeliverable emails, this can be an early indication of a targeted phishing campaign or a compromised user account.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access |
Rules Detecting the Same Action
These rules filter on the same operation.
- Gmail Malicious SMTP Response (Panther)
- Gmail Potential Spoofed Email Delivered (Panther)
- Gsuite Attachments Downloaded from Spam Email (Panther)
- Gsuite Email Bypassed Spam Filter (Panther)
- Gsuite Link Clicked in Spam Email (Panther)
- Malware Detected in Email (Panther)
- Spam Email Surge (Panther)
Rule Body
// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule gmail_spike_in_undeliverables {
meta:
author = "Bastradamus"
description = "Detects a spike in undeliverable emails, this can be an early indication of a targeted phishing campaign or a compromised user account."
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
type = "alert"
platform = "Google workspace"
data_source = "Workspace Activity, gmail"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Initial Access"
mitre_attack_technique = "Phishing"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/"
events:
$email.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Workspace"
$email.metadata.product_name = "gmail"
$email.metadata.event_type = "EMAIL_TRANSACTION"
$email.network.email.subject = /Undeliverable\:/ nocase
$email.target.user.email_addresses = $user
$email.network.email.subject = $subject
match:
$user over 10m
outcome:
$mitre_attack_tactic = array_distinct("Initial Access")
$mitre_attack_technique = array_distinct("Phishing")
$mitre_attack_technique_id = array_distinct("T1566")
$event_count = count_distinct($email.metadata.description)
$target_user_distinct_count = count_distinct($user)
$target_user_count = count($user)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($email.principal.ip)
$count_subject_bounce = count_distinct($subject)
$count_bounce_distinct_mail_id = count_distinct($email.network.email.mail_id)
$sender_from = array_distinct($email.principal.network.email.from)
condition:
$email and $count_bounce_distinct_mail_id > 10 and $count_subject_bounce = 1
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $email event in the 10m window and $count_bounce_distinct_mail_id > 10 and $count_subject_bounce = 1.
Events
$email
network.email.subject matches "Undeliverable\:"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
event_count | count_distinct($email.metadata.description) |
target_user_distinct_count | count_distinct($user) |
target_user_count | count($user) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($email.principal.ip) |
count_subject_bounce | count_distinct($subject) |
count_bounce_distinct_mail_id | count_distinct($email.network.email.mail_id) |
sender_from | array_distinct($email.principal.network.email.from) |