Detection rules › YARA-L
Google Safebrowsing File Contacts Tor Exit Node
A malicious file contacting a known Tor Exit Node.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Command & Control | T1090.003 Proxy: Multi-hop Proxy |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 3 | Network connection |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 5156 | The Windows Filtering Platform has permitted a connection. |
Rule body yaral
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rule google_safebrowsing_file_contacts_tor_exit_node {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "A malicious file contacting a known Tor Exit Node."
rule_id = "mr_f6733319-50b3-477e-bad6-96bb4c14c632"
rule_name = "Google Safebrowsing File Contacts Tor Exit Node"
tactic = "TA0011"
technique = "T1090.003"
type = "alert"
data_source = "microsoft defender atp, crowdstrike, microsoft sysmon"
severity = "Critical"
priority = "High"
events:
$network.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_CONNECTION"
$network.principal.process.file.sha256 != ""
$network.principal.process.file.sha256 = $file_hash
$network.principal.hostname = $hostname
$network.target.ip = $ip
// Safe Browsing file hashes provided by GCTI Feed
$safebrowse.graph.metadata.product_name = "Google Safe Browsing"
$safebrowse.graph.metadata.entity_type = "FILE"
$safebrowse.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"
$safebrowse.graph.metadata.threat.category = "SOFTWARE_MALICIOUS"
$safebrowse.graph.entity.file.sha256 = $file_hash
// Tor IP listing provided by GCTI Feed
$gcti.graph.entity.artifact.ip = $ip
$gcti.graph.metadata.entity_type = "IP_ADDRESS"
$gcti.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"
$gcti.graph.metadata.threat.threat_feed_name = "Tor Exit Nodes"
$gcti.graph.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Cloud Threat Intelligence"
$gcti.graph.metadata.product_name = "GCTI Feed"
match:
$hostname over 1h
outcome:
$risk_score = 95
$event_count = count_distinct($network.metadata.id)
//added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_ip = array_distinct($network.principal.ip)
$target_ip = array_distinct($network.target.ip)
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($network.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($network.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($network.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($network.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
//$target_process_pid = array_distinct($network.target.process.pid)
$target_process_command_line = array_distinct($network.target.process.command_line)
$target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($network.target.process.file.sha256)
$target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($network.target.process.file.full_path)
$target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.target.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($network.principal.user.userid)
$target_user_userid = array_distinct($network.target.user.userid)
condition:
$network and $gcti and $safebrowse
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $network event in the 1h window and $gcti matches entity context and $safebrowse matches entity context.
Events
$gcti
graph.metadata.entity_type = "IP_ADDRESS"graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"graph.metadata.threat.threat_feed_name = "Tor Exit Nodes"graph.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Cloud Threat Intelligence"graph.metadata.product_name = "GCTI Feed"
$network
principal.process.file.sha256 is not null
$safebrowse
graph.metadata.product_name = "Google Safe Browsing"graph.metadata.entity_type = "FILE"graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"graph.metadata.threat.category = "SOFTWARE_MALICIOUS"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 95 |
event_count | count_distinct($network.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($network.principal.ip) |
target_ip | array_distinct($network.target.ip) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($network.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($network.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($network.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($network.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($network.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($network.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_command_line | array_distinct($network.target.process.command_line) |
target_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($network.target.process.file.sha256) |
target_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($network.target.process.file.full_path) |
target_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($network.target.process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($network.target.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($network.principal.user.userid) |
target_user_userid | array_distinct($network.target.user.userid) |