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AWS GuardDuty DGA Domain Activity Detected
Amazon GuardDuty detects an Amazon EC2 instance or a container querying algorithmically generated domains (DGA).
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Command & Control | T1568.002 Dynamic Resolution: Domain Generation Algorithms |
Rule body yaral
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rule aws_guardduty_dga_domain_activity_detected {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Amazon GuardDuty detects an Amazon EC2 instance or a container querying algorithmically generated domains (DGA)."
rule_id = "mr_52851fd2-be35-4eda-82b3-541edc5c2196"
rule_name = "AWS GuardDuty DGA Domain Activity Detected"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Command and Control"
mitre_attack_technique = "Dynamic Resolution: Domain Generation Algorithms"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1568/002/"
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 = /DGADomainRequest/
//Filter out sample findings
$guardduty.security_result.about.labels["Sample"] != "true"
outcome:
$risk_score = max(35)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Command and Control"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Dynamic Resolution: Domain Generation Algorithms"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1568.002"
$event_count = count_distinct($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
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $guardduty event.
Events
$guardduty
metadata.product_event_type matches "DGADomainRequest"security_result.about.labels["Sample"] != "true"
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(35) |
event_count | count_distinct($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) |