Telemetry coverage
Rule body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule suspicious_asn_watchlist {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Identify any network connections to a list of ASNs"
rule_id = "mr_4b4311e2-8505-4758-8435-dbd951d2ee0d"
rule_name = "Suspicious ASN Watchlist"
type = "alert"
tags = "geoip enrichment, list"
assumption = "List named suspicious_asn needs to be created and populated"
data_source = "microsoft windows events"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$network.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_CONNECTION"
// Specify multiple autonomoous system numbers using a list called suspicious_asn
$network.target.ip_geo_artifact.network.asn in %suspicious_asn
$network.target.ip = $ip
match:
$ip over 30m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(35)
$event_count = count_distinct($network.metadata.id)
// added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_ip = array_distinct($network.principal.ip)
// Commented out target.ip because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
//$target_ip = array_distinct($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
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $network event in the 30m window.
Events
$network
target.ip_geo_artifact.network.asn in "%suspicious_asn"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(35) |
event_count | count_distinct($network.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($network.principal.ip) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($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) |