Detection rules › YARA-L
YARA-L rules: 2p
| Rule | Severity |
|---|---|
| AWS GuardDuty Publishing Destination Deleted | high |
| VT Relationships File Downloaded From URL | critical |
AWS GuardDuty Publishing Destination Deleted
#Detects when a GuardDuty Detector's publishing destination has been deleted which will prevent the exporting of findings.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Defense Impairment |
Telemetry Coverage
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule aws_guardduty_publishing_destination_deleted {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects when a GuardDuty Detector's publishing destination has been deleted which will prevent the exporting of findings."
rule_id = "mr_630cd3d0-d22f-4e8a-9065-425bdbe1ab32"
rule_name = "AWS GuardDuty Publishing Destination Deleted"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion"
mitre_attack_technique = "Impair Defenses"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/"
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 = "DeletePublishingDestination"
$cloudtrail.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
outcome:
$risk_score = max(75)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Impair Defenses"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1562"
$event_count = count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
$network_http_user_agent = $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 = $cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name
$recipient_aws_account_id = $cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"]
$aws_region = $cloudtrail.principal.location.name
$target_resource_name = $cloudtrail.target.resource.name
$target_resource_product_object_id = $cloudtrail.target.resource.product_object_id
condition:
$cloudtrail
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $cloudtrail event.
Events
$cloudtrail
metadata.product_event_type = "DeletePublishingDestination"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
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 | $cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent |
principal_ip | array_distinct($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 | $cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name |
recipient_aws_account_id | $cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"] |
aws_region | $cloudtrail.principal.location.name |
target_resource_name | $cloudtrail.target.resource.name |
target_resource_product_object_id | $cloudtrail.target.resource.product_object_id |
VT Relationships File Downloaded From URL
#Alert on downloading a known file hash from a known IP with VT Relationships.
Telemetry Coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 11: FileCreate |
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule vt_relationships_file_downloaded_from_url {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Alert on downloading a known file hash from a known IP with VT Relationships."
rule_id = "mr_2890216d-6106-4841-b714-177f55ecc837"
rule_name = "VT Relationships File Downloaded From URL"
type = "alert"
tags = "vt"
data_source = "microsoft login events"
severity = "Critical"
priority = "Critical"
events:
// NETWORK_HTTP
$http.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_HTTP"
$http.principal.user.userid = $userid
$http.target.url = $url
// FILE_CREATION
$file.metadata.event_type = "FILE_CREATION"
$file.target.user.userid = $userid
$file.target.file.sha256 = $file_hash
//$vtUrl = strings.concat("https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/", $file.target.file.sha256)
// Network HTTP event must occur before the file creation event
$http.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds < $file.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds
// Uses VirusTotal integration via entity graph, this section maps to target file hash
$vt.graph.metadata.entity_type = "FILE"
$vt.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"
$vt.graph.metadata.vendor_name = "VirusTotal"
$vt.graph.metadata.product_name = "VirusTotal Relationships"
$vt.graph.entity.file.sha256 = $file_hash
// Uses VirusTotal integration via entity graph, this section maps the hash to the url it is downloaded from
$vt.graph.relations.entity_type = "URL"
$vt.graph.relations.relationship = "DOWNLOADED_FROM"
$vt.graph.relations.entity.url = $url
match:
$userid over 1m
outcome:
$risk_score = 95
//added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_hostname = array_distinct($http.principal.hostname)
$target_hostname = array_distinct($file.target.hostname)
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($file.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($file.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($file.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($file.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($file.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($file.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_pid = array_distinct($file.target.process.pid)
$target_process_command_line = array_distinct($file.target.process.command_line)
$target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($file.target.process.file.sha256)
$target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($file.target.process.file.full_path)
$target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($file.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($file.target.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($file.principal.user.userid)
// Commented out target.user.userid because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
//$target_user_userid = array_distinct($file.target.user.userid)
$target_file_sha256 = array_distinct($file.target.file.sha256)
$target_file_full_path = array_distinct($file.target.file.full_path)
$target_url = array_distinct($http.target.url)
condition:
$http and $file and $vt
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $http event in the 1m window and at least one $file event in the 1m window and $vt matches entity context.
Events
$http
$file
$vt
graph.metadata.entity_type = "FILE"graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"graph.metadata.vendor_name = "VirusTotal"graph.metadata.product_name = "VirusTotal Relationships"graph.relations.entity_type = "URL"graph.relations.relationship = "DOWNLOADED_FROM"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 95 |
principal_hostname | array_distinct($http.principal.hostname) |
target_hostname | array_distinct($file.target.hostname) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($file.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($file.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($file.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($file.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($file.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($file.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_pid | array_distinct($file.target.process.pid) |
target_process_command_line | array_distinct($file.target.process.command_line) |
target_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($file.target.process.file.sha256) |
target_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($file.target.process.file.full_path) |
target_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($file.target.process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($file.target.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($file.principal.user.userid) |
target_file_sha256 | array_distinct($file.target.file.sha256) |
target_file_full_path | array_distinct($file.target.file.full_path) |
target_url | array_distinct($http.target.url) |