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Chia_Crypto_Mining IOC - June 2021
Identifies a match across IOC's related to Chia cryptocurrency farming/plotting activity
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Impact |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule body
id: 4d173248-439b-4741-8b37-f63ad0c896ae
name: Chia_Crypto_Mining IOC - June 2021
description: |
'Identifies a match across IOC's related to Chia cryptocurrency farming/plotting activity'
severity: Low
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
dataTypes:
- WindowsEvent
queryFrequency: 6h
queryPeriod: 6h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- Impact
relevantTechniques:
- T1496
tags:
- Chia
- ParentAlert: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/MultipleDataSources/ChiaCryptoMining.yaml
version: 1.1.0
query: |
let iocs = externaldata(DateAdded:string,IoC:string,Type:string,TLP:string) [@"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/master/Sample%20Data/Feeds/ChiaCryptoIOC.csv"] with (format="csv", ignoreFirstRecord=True);
let process = (iocs | where Type =~ "process" | project IoC);
//This query uses sysmon data, sections that have - | where Source == "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon" - may need to be updated with latest
WindowsEvent
| where EventID == '4688' and EventData has_any (process)
| extend NewProcessName = tostring(EventData.NewProcessName)
| where NewProcessName has_any (process)
| extend ParentProcessName = tostring(EventData.ParentProcessName)
, Account = strcat(tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName),"\\", tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName))
, NewProcessId = tostring(EventData.NewProcessId)
| extend Computer, Account, File = tostring(split(NewProcessName, '\\', -1)[-1]), AlertDetail = 'Chia crypto IOC detected'
| extend FilePath = replace_string(NewProcessName, File, '')
| project TimeGenerated, File, AlertDetail, FilePath,Computer, NewProcessName, ParentProcessName, Account, NewProcessId, Type
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[0])
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Account
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: AccountNTDomain
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: DnsDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
- entityType: File
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: File
- identifier: Directory
columnName: FilePath
version: 1.0.4
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Let binding: iocs
let iocs = externaldata(DateAdded:string,IoC:string,Type:string,TLP:string) [@"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/master/Sample%20Data/Feeds/ChiaCryptoIOC.csv"] with (format="csv", ignoreFirstRecord=True);
Let binding: process
let process = (iocs | where Type =~ "process" | project IoC);
Stage 1: source
WindowsEvent
Stage 2: where
| where EventID == '4688' and EventData has_any (process)
Stage 3: extend
| extend NewProcessName = tostring(EventData.NewProcessName)
Stage 4: where
| where NewProcessName has_any (process)
Stage 5: extend (3 consecutive steps)
| extend ParentProcessName = tostring(EventData.ParentProcessName)
, Account = strcat(tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName),"\\", tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName))
, NewProcessId = tostring(EventData.NewProcessId)
| extend Computer, Account, File = tostring(split(NewProcessName, '\\', -1)[-1]), AlertDetail = 'Chia crypto IOC detected'
| extend FilePath = replace_string(NewProcessName, File, '')
Stage 6: project
| project TimeGenerated, File, AlertDetail, FilePath,Computer, NewProcessName, ParentProcessName, Account, NewProcessId, Type
Stage 7: extend (3 consecutive steps)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[0])
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
EventData | match |
| field:"EventData" kind:match value:"process" |
EventID | eq |
| field:"EventID" kind:eq value:"4688" |
NewProcessName | match |
| field:"Image" kind:match value:"process" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
Account | project |
AlertDetail | project |
Computer | project |
File | project |
FilePath | project |
NewProcessId | project |
NewProcessName | project |
ParentProcessName | project |
TimeGenerated | project |
Type | project |
AccountNTDomain | extend |
AccountName | extend |
DomainIndex | extend |
HostName | extend |
HostNameDomain | extend |