Google Safebrowsing File Process Creation

// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

rule google_safebrowsing_file_process_creation {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detection of process/file events that match Safe Browsing hashes, which are files deemed to be malicious"
    rule_id = "mr_6aa149a9-cae3-4414-b50f-75cf53ac5e11"
    rule_name = "Google Safebrowsing File Process Creation"
    type = "alert"
    tags = "safe browsing"
    data_source = "microsoft sysmon"
    severity = "Critical"
    priority = "High"

  events:
    ($execution.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH" or $execution.metadata.event_type = "FILE_CREATION")
    $execution.principal.hostname = $hostname
    $execution.target.process.file.sha256 != ""
    $execution.target.process.file.sha256 = $sha256

    // join execution event with Safe Browsing graph
    $safebrowse.graph.entity.file.sha256 = $sha256

    // 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"

    // Can comment the following two lines to adjust the safe browsing hashes available for correlation
    $safebrowse.graph.metadata.threat.category = "SOFTWARE_MALICIOUS"
    $safebrowse.graph.metadata.threat.severity = "CRITICAL"

  match:
    $hostname over 1h

  outcome:
    $risk_score = 95
    $event_count = count_distinct($execution.metadata.id)
    // added to populate alert graph with additional context
    // Commented out principal.hostname because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
    $principal_hostname = array_distinct($execution.principal.hostname)
    $principal_process_pid = array_distinct($execution.principal.process.pid)
    $principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($execution.principal.process.command_line)
    $principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($execution.principal.process.file.sha256)
    $principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($execution.principal.process.file.full_path)
    $principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($execution.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($execution.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $target_process_pid = array_distinct($execution.target.process.pid)
    $target_process_command_line = array_distinct($execution.target.process.command_line)
    $target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($execution.target.process.file.sha256)
    $target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($execution.target.process.file.full_path)
    $target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($execution.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($execution.principal.user.userid)
    $target_file_sha256 = array_distinct($execution.target.file.sha256)
    $target_file_full_path = array_distinct($execution.target.file.full_path)

  condition:
    $execution and $safebrowse
}