Detection rules › YARA-L
VT Relationships File Contacts Tor IP
Alert on known Hash contacting Tor IP with VT Relationships.
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 vt_relationships_file_contacts_tor_ip {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Alert on known Hash contacting Tor IP with VT Relationships."
rule_id = "mr_a6f8b114-8fdb-4f39-8820-8961dcbb1079"
rule_name = "VT Relationships File Contacts Tor IP"
tactic = "TA0011"
technique = "T1090.003"
type = "alert"
tags = "vt, tor"
data_source = "microsoft defender atp"
severity = "Critical"
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
// 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 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(
if($gcti.graph.metadata.threat.confidence = "HIGH_CONFIDENCE", 70) +
// Unauthorized target geographies
if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) +
if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) +
if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) +
if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) +
if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20)
)
$event_count = count_distinct($network.metadata.id)
$count_file_hash = count_distinct($file_hash)
$count_tor_ips = count_distinct($ip)
$tor_geoip_country = array_distinct($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$tor_geoip_state = array_distinct($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
// 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)
$target_url = array_distinct($network.target.url)
condition:
$network and $vt and $gcti
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $network event in the 5m window and $vt matches entity context and $gcti 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
$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"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max( if($gcti.graph.metadata.threat.confidence = "HIGH_CONFIDENCE", 70) + if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) + if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) + if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) + if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) + if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20) ) |
event_count | count_distinct($network.metadata.id) |
count_file_hash | count_distinct($file_hash) |
count_tor_ips | count_distinct($ip) |
tor_geoip_country | array_distinct($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
tor_geoip_state | array_distinct($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
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_file_full_path | array_distinct($network.target.process.file.full_path) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($network.principal.user.userid) |
target_url | array_distinct($network.target.url) |