Detection rules › YARA-L
VT Relationships File Contacts Domain
Alert on known Hash querying a known hostname with VT Relationships
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 22 | DNSEvent (DNS query) |
Rule body yaral
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rule vt_relationships_file_contacts_domain {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Alert on known Hash querying a known hostname with VT Relationships"
rule_id = "mr_42ee37ba-cb36-49f2-b784-05ca0bd55b9f"
rule_name = "VT Relationships File Contacts Domain"
type = "alert"
tags = "vt"
data_source = "microsoft sysmon, crowdstrike"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$dns.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_DNS"
$dns.principal.process.file.sha256 = $file_hash
$dns.network.dns.questions.name = $domain
strings.coalesce($dns.principal.hostname, $dns.target.user.userid) = $hostname_or_userid
// Uses VirusTotal integration via entity graph, this section maps to principal process file hash
$vt.graph.metadata.entity_type = "FILE"
$vt.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"
$vt.graph.metadata.vendor_name = "VirusTotal"
$vt.graph.metadata.product_name = "VirusTotal Relationships"
$vt.graph.entity.file.sha256 = $file_hash
// Uses VirusTotal integration via entity graph, this section maps the hash to the domain it contacts
$vt.graph.relations.entity_type = "DOMAIN_NAME"
$vt.graph.relations.relationship = "CONTACTS"
$vt.graph.relations.entity.domain.name = $domain
match:
$hostname_or_userid over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 85
$event_count = count_distinct($dns.metadata.id)
$network_dns_questions_name = array_distinct($dns.network.dns.questions.name)
$network_dns_answers_data = array_distinct($dns.network.dns.answers.data)
// added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_ip = array_distinct($dns.principal.ip)
$target_ip = array_distinct($dns.target.ip)
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($dns.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($dns.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($dns.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($dns.principal.user.userid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($dns.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($dns.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($dns.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
condition:
$dns and $vt
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $dns event in the 5m window and $vt matches entity context.
Events
$dns
$strings.coalesce()
$vt
graph.metadata.entity_type = "FILE"graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"graph.metadata.vendor_name = "VirusTotal"graph.metadata.product_name = "VirusTotal Relationships"graph.relations.entity_type = "DOMAIN_NAME"graph.relations.relationship = "CONTACTS"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 85 |
event_count | count_distinct($dns.metadata.id) |
network_dns_questions_name | array_distinct($dns.network.dns.questions.name) |
network_dns_answers_data | array_distinct($dns.network.dns.answers.data) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($dns.principal.ip) |
target_ip | array_distinct($dns.target.ip) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($dns.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($dns.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($dns.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($dns.principal.user.userid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($dns.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($dns.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($dns.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |