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YARA-L rules: 2v
AWS S3 Public Access Block Removed
#Detect when the S3 Public Access Block configuration has been removed from a bucket or an account.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Defense Impairment |
Telemetry Coverage
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule aws_s3_public_access_block_removed {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detect when the S3 Public Access Block configuration has been removed from a bucket or an account."
rule_id = "mr_07638aec-6719-467b-9fee-8de4993087fa"
rule_name = "AWS S3 Public Access Block Removed"
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 = "DeleteAccountPublicAccessBlock" or
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "DeleteBucketPublicAccessBlock" or
(
(
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "PutBucketPublicAccessBlock" or
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "PutAccountPublicAccessBlock"
)
and
(
$cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["RestrictPublicBuckets"] = "true" or
$cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["BlockPublicPolicy"] = "true" or
$cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["BlockPublicAcls"] = "true" or
$cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["IgnorePublicAcls"] = "true"
)
)
)
$cloudtrail.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$cloudtrail.principal.user.userid = $user_id
match:
$user_id over 1h
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)
$network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($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)
$target_resource_name = array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.name)
$target_resource_product_object_id = array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.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 = "DeleteAccountPublicAccessBlock"metadata.product_event_type = "DeleteBucketPublicAccessBlock"metadata.product_event_typeis one of:PutBucketPublicAccessBlockPutAccountPublicAccessBlock
target.resource.attribute.labels["RestrictPublicBuckets"] = "true"target.resource.attribute.labels["BlockPublicPolicy"] = "true"target.resource.attribute.labels["BlockPublicAcls"] = "true"target.resource.attribute.labels["IgnorePublicAcls"] = "true"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($cloudtrail.principal.location.name) |
target_resource_name | array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.name) |
target_resource_product_object_id | array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.product_object_id) |
Multiple failed file downloads from OneDrive observed in the Microsoft Graph API
#This detects when a 401 Unauthorized status is received on multiple attempts of the same file when attempting to download from OneDrive and may indicate a permissions issue for the user.
Rule Body
// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule ms_graph_failed_file_downloads_multiple_attempts {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "This detects when a 401 Unauthorized status is received on multiple attempts of the same file when attempting to download from OneDrive and may indicate a permissions issue for the user."
rule_id = "mr_1117b547-0f30-444e-b10e-c9cfdf00f1f5"
rule_name = "Multiple failed file downloads from OneDrive observed in the Microsoft Graph API"
type = "alert"
data_source = "MS Graph Activity Logs"
platform = "Azure"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$api.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_HTTP"
$api.metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"
re.regex($api.target.url, `^https://graph\.microsoft\.com/v1\.0/drives/.*/content$`) nocase
//Can be tuned for specific User Agent strings being used - by default GraphRunner does not forge the UA for this action
//$api.network.http.user_agent = /PowerShell/ nocase
$api.network.http.method = "GET"
$api.network.http.response_code = 401
$api.principal.ip = $ip
$api.network.session_id = $session
$api.target.url = $url
match:
$ip, $session, $url over 15m
outcome:
$risk_score = 35
$event_count = count_distinct($api.metadata.id)
$doc_count = count_distinct($api.target.url)
$requesting_user_guid = array_distinct($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:
//Tune to the desired threshold
#api > 2
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when $api occurs more than 2 times in the 15m window.
Events
$api
metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"target.url matches "^https://graph\.microsoft\.com/v1\.0/drives/.*/content$"network.http.method = "GET"network.http.response_code = "401"
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) |
doc_count | count_distinct($api.target.url) |
requesting_user_guid | array_distinct($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) |
Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.exe
#Detects the use of the Microsoft Windows Resource Leak Diagnostic tool rdrleakdiag.exe to dump process memory
Known False Positives
- Unlikely
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
References
Telemetry Coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule Body
// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule process_memory_dump_via_rdrleakdiag {
meta:
author = "Cedric MAURUGEON, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)"
description = "Detects the use of the Microsoft Windows Resource Leak Diagnostic tool rdrleakdiag.exe to dump process memory"
reference = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rdrleakdiag_process_dumping.yml"
license = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md"
rule_name = "Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.exe"
sigma_uuid = "edadb1e5-5919-4e4c-8462-a9e643b02c4b"
sigma_status = "test"
rule_id = "mr_89eca7b6-5b7e-4bd1-978e-156bd00f5324"
tactic = "TA0006"
technique = "T1003.001"
type = "Detection"
data_source = "Windows Event Logs"
platform = "Windows"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
false_positives = "Unlikely"
events:
$process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
(
re.regex($process.target.process.file.full_path, `rdrleakdiag\.exe$`) nocase or
$process.src.process.file.full_path = "RdrLeakDiag.exe" nocase
)
re.regex($process.target.process.command_line, `(/|full)memdmp`) nocase
re.regex($process.target.process.command_line, `/(o|p)`) nocase
$process.principal.hostname = $hostname
match:
$hostname over 5m
outcome:
//example usage of specifying test user and hostname to adjust risk score
$risk_score = max(if($process.principal.user.userid = "user" and $process.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15))
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
$target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
$target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
$target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
$target_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid)
$log_type = array_distinct(strings.concat($process.metadata.log_type,"/",$process.metadata.product_event_type))
condition:
$process
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $process event in the 5m window.
Events
$process
target.process.file.full_path matches "rdrleakdiag\.exe$"src.process.file.full_path = "RdrLeakDiag.exe"target.process.command_line matches "(/|full)memdmp"target.process.command_line matches "/(o|p)"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(if($process.principal.user.userid = "user" and $process.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15)) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_pid | array_distinct($process.target.process.pid) |
target_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line) |
target_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256) |
target_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path) |
target_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid) |
log_type | array_distinct(strings.concat($process.metadata.log_type,"/",$process.metadata.product_event_type)) |
Suspicious File Downloaded From File-Sharing Website Via Certutil.EXE
#Detects the execution of certutil with certain flags that allow the utility to download files from file-sharing websites
Known False Positives
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth |
References
Telemetry Coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule Body
// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule suspicious_file_downloaded_from_file_sharing_website_via_certutil_exe {
meta:
author = "Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)"
description = "Detects the execution of certutil with certain flags that allow the utility to download files from file-sharing websites"
reference = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_certutil_download_file_sharing_domains.yml"
license = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md"
rule_name = "Suspicious File Downloaded From File-Sharing Website Via Certutil.EXE"
sigma_uuid = "42a5f1e7-9603-4f6d-97ae-3f37d130d794"
sigma_status = "experimental"
rule_id = "mr_f61b63c4-96f0-4c2c-9f63-2e1dc16ddcf8"
tactic = "TA0005"
technique = "T1027"
type = "Detection"
data_source = "Sysmon"
platform = "Windows"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
false_positives = "Unknown"
events:
$process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
(
re.regex($process.target.process.file.full_path, `\\certutil\.exe$`) nocase or
$process.src.process.file.full_path = "certutil.exe" nocase
)
(
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "urlcache ") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "verifyctl ")
)
(
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), ".githubusercontent.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "anonfiles.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "cdn.discordapp.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "ddns.net") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "dl.dropboxusercontent.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "ghostbin.co") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "glitch.me") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "gofile.io") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "hastebin.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "mediafire.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "mega.nz") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "onrender.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "pages.dev") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "paste.ee") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "pastebin.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "pastebin.pl") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "pastetext.net") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "privatlab.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "privatlab.net") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "send.exploit.in") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "sendspace.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "storage.googleapis.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "storjshare.io") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "supabase.co") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "temp.sh") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "transfer.sh") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "trycloudflare.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "ufile.io") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "w3spaces.com") or
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "workers.dev")
)
$process.principal.hostname = $hostname
match:
$hostname over 5m
outcome:
//example usage of specifying test user and hostname to adjust risk score
$risk_score = max(if($process.principal.user.userid = "user" and $process.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15))
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
$target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
$target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
$target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
$target_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid)
$log_type = array_distinct(strings.concat($process.metadata.log_type,"/",$process.metadata.product_event_type))
condition:
$process
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $process event in the 5m window.
Events
$process
target.process.file.full_path matches "\\certutil\.exe$"src.process.file.full_path = "certutil.exe"target.process.command_line contains "urlcache "target.process.command_line contains "verifyctl "target.process.command_line contains ".githubusercontent.com"target.process.command_line contains "anonfiles.com"target.process.command_line contains "cdn.discordapp.com"target.process.command_line contains "ddns.net"target.process.command_line contains "dl.dropboxusercontent.com"target.process.command_line contains "ghostbin.co"target.process.command_line contains "glitch.me"target.process.command_line contains "gofile.io"target.process.command_line contains "hastebin.com"target.process.command_line contains "mediafire.com"target.process.command_line contains "mega.nz"target.process.command_line contains "onrender.com"target.process.command_line contains "pages.dev"target.process.command_line contains "paste.ee"target.process.command_line contains "pastebin.com"target.process.command_line contains "pastebin.pl"target.process.command_line contains "pastetext.net"target.process.command_line contains "privatlab.com"target.process.command_line contains "privatlab.net"target.process.command_line contains "send.exploit.in"target.process.command_line contains "sendspace.com"target.process.command_line contains "storage.googleapis.com"target.process.command_line contains "storjshare.io"target.process.command_line contains "supabase.co"target.process.command_line contains "temp.sh"target.process.command_line contains "transfer.sh"target.process.command_line contains "trycloudflare.com"target.process.command_line contains "ufile.io"target.process.command_line contains "w3spaces.com"target.process.command_line contains "workers.dev"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(if($process.principal.user.userid = "user" and $process.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15)) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_pid | array_distinct($process.target.process.pid) |
target_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line) |
target_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256) |
target_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path) |
target_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid) |
log_type | array_distinct(strings.concat($process.metadata.log_type,"/",$process.metadata.product_event_type)) |