Detection rules › YARA-L
YARA-L rules: 1o
| Rule | Severity |
|---|---|
| Google Workspace Application Added | high |
| Hunt for application API calls in the Microsoft Graph | low |
Google Workspace Application Added
#Identifies when a Marketplace app is added in a Google Workspace organization. Installing certain apps may increase the organization's risk of data exfiltration/leakage and increase its attack surface.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | No specific technique |
Telemetry Coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Google Workspace | ADD_APPLICATION: Add Application |
Rules Detecting the Same Action
These rules filter on the same operation.
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule google_workspace_application_added {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Identifies when a Marketplace app is added in a Google Workspace organization. Installing certain apps may increase the organization's risk of data exfiltration/leakage and increase its attack surface."
rule_id = "mr_bb4f5ff0-76b8-4b08-8b1b-fcb81e5a10cc"
rule_name = "Google Workspace Application Added"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence"
mitre_attack_technique = ""
mitre_attack_url = ""
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "Workspace Activity"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$ws.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Workspace"
$ws.metadata.product_name = "admin"
$ws.metadata.product_event_type = "ADD_APPLICATION"
outcome:
$risk_score = max(75)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence"
$mitre_attack_technique = ""
$mitre_attack_technique_id = ""
$event_count = count_distinct($ws.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($ws.principal.ip)
$principal_country = array_distinct($ws.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_state = array_distinct($ws.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_emails = array_distinct($ws.principal.user.email_addresses)
$principal_user_id = array_distinct($ws.principal.user.userid)
$target_application = $ws.target.application
$application_enabled = $ws.target.labels["application_enabled"]
$application_id = $ws.target.resource.name
condition:
$ws
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $ws event.
Events
$ws
metadata.product_event_type = "ADD_APPLICATION"
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(75) |
event_count | count_distinct($ws.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($ws.principal.ip) |
principal_country | array_distinct($ws.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_state | array_distinct($ws.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_emails | array_distinct($ws.principal.user.email_addresses) |
principal_user_id | array_distinct($ws.principal.user.userid) |
target_application | $ws.target.application |
application_enabled | $ws.target.labels["application_enabled"] |
application_id | $ws.target.resource.name |
Hunt for application API calls in the Microsoft Graph
#Identify the use of the application API call to collect a listing of applications in Entra ID. This can be chatty due to other commands calling this single API.
Rule Body
// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule ms_graph_application_endpoint_requests {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Identify the use of the application API call to collect a listing of applications in Entra ID. This can be chatty due to other commands calling this single API."
rule_id = "mr_0936c89c-4579-4e7c-a081-3129dd93a726"
rule_name = "Hunt for application API calls in the Microsoft Graph"
assumption = "Focus on PowerShell as part of the User agent or adding IP addresses or applications who call this endpoint should be added to focus this detection."
type = "Hunt"
data_source = "MS Graph Activity Logs"
platform = "Azure"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$api.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_HTTP"
$api.metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"
$api.target.url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/applications" nocase
//Can be tuned for specific User Agent strings being used
//$api.network.http.user_agent = /PowerShell/ nocase
//May want to filter out IP addresses of admin consoles
//$api.principal.ip != "10.10.10.10"
$api.network.http.method = "GET"
$api.network.http.response_code = 200
$api.principal.ip = $ip
$api.network.session_id = $session
match:
$ip, $session over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 35
$event_count = count_distinct($api.metadata.id)
$requesting_user_guid = array_distinct($api.principal.user.userid)
$requesting_ip = array_distinct($api.principal.ip)
$user_agent = array_distinct($api.network.http.user_agent)
$location = array_distinct($api.principal.location.name)
$target_application_id_guid = array_distinct($api.target.resource.product_object_id)
$session_id = array_distinct($api.network.session_id)
$target_url = array_distinct($api.target.url)
condition:
$api
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $api event in the 5m window.
Events
$api
metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"target.url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/applications"network.http.method = "GET"network.http.response_code = "200"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 35 |
event_count | count_distinct($api.metadata.id) |
requesting_user_guid | array_distinct($api.principal.user.userid) |
requesting_ip | array_distinct($api.principal.ip) |
user_agent | array_distinct($api.network.http.user_agent) |
location | array_distinct($api.principal.location.name) |
target_application_id_guid | array_distinct($api.target.resource.product_object_id) |
session_id | array_distinct($api.network.session_id) |
target_url | array_distinct($api.target.url) |