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Cisco WSA - Multiple attempts to download unwanted file

Status
available
Severity
medium
Time window
15m
Group by
UrlOriginal
Source
github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

'Detects when multiple attempts to download unwanted file occur.'

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Initial AccessT1189 Drive-by Compromise

Rule body kusto

id: 46b6c6fc-2c1a-4270-be10-9d444d83f027
name: Cisco WSA - Multiple attempts to download unwanted file
description: |
  'Detects when multiple attempts to download unwanted file occur.'
severity: Medium
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: SyslogAma
    datatypes:
      - Syslog
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - InitialAccess
relevantTechniques:
  - T1189
query: |
  let threshold = 2;
  CiscoWSAEvent
  | where DvcAction =~ 'BLOCK_ADMIN_FILE_TYPE'
  | summarize i_src = makeset(SrcIpAddr) by UrlOriginal, bin(TimeGenerated, 15m)
  | where array_length(i_src) >= threshold
  | extend IPCustomEntity = i_src, UrlCustomEntity = UrlOriginal
entityMappings:
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: IPCustomEntity
  - entityType: URL
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Url
        columnName: UrlCustomEntity
version: 1.0.2
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

let threshold = 2;

Stage 1: source

CiscoWSAEvent

Stage 2: where

| where DvcAction =~ 'BLOCK_ADMIN_FILE_TYPE'

Stage 3: summarize

| summarize i_src = makeset(SrcIpAddr) by UrlOriginal, bin(TimeGenerated, 15m)

Stage 4: where

| where array_length(i_src) >= threshold

Stage 5: extend

| extend IPCustomEntity = i_src, UrlCustomEntity = UrlOriginal

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
DvcActioneq
  • BLOCK_ADMIN_FILE_TYPE
i_srcge
  • 2 transforms: array_length

Output fields

Fields the rule emits when it matches. Chronicle authors list these in the outcome block; they appear on the detection and $risk_score drives alerting. Sentinel / Defender XDR rules build them up through project / summarize / extend stages. Sentinel maps these into alert fields via entityMappings and customDetails; Defender XDR custom detections surface them as alert fields directly.

FieldSource
UrlOriginalsummarize
i_srcsummarize
IPCustomEntityextend
UrlCustomEntityextend