Detection rules › YARA-L
VT Relationships File Contacts IP
Alert on known Hash contacting known IP with VT Relationships
Telemetry coverage
Rule body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule vt_relationships_file_contacts_ip {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Alert on known Hash contacting known IP with VT Relationships"
rule_id = "mr_d6011593-c864-40b2-b300-4275ed163f5d"
rule_name = "VT Relationships File Contacts IP"
type = "alert"
tags = "vt"
data_source = "microsoft defender atp"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$network.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_CONNECTION"
$network.principal.process.file.sha256 = $file_hash
$network.target.ip = $ip
$network.principal.hostname = $hostname
// 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 ip address it contacts
$vt.graph.relations.entity_type = "IP_ADDRESS"
$vt.graph.relations.relationship = "CONTACTS"
$vt.graph.relations.entity.ip = $ip
match:
$hostname over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 85
$event_count = count_distinct($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 $vt
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $network event in the 5m window and $vt matches entity context.
Events
$network
$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 = "IP_ADDRESS"graph.relations.relationship = "CONTACTS"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 85 |
event_count | count_distinct($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_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) |