TI map File Hash to DeviceFileEvents Event

Severity: medium
Time window: 14d
Group by: DeviceId, FileHashValue, Id, IndicatorId, ObservableValue
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

'Identifies a match in DeviceFileEvents Event data from any FileHash IOC from TI'

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Command & Control	`T1071` Application Layer Protocol

Rule body kusto

id: d6f04915-4471-4cb3-b163-a8b72997cf72
name: TI map File Hash to DeviceFileEvents Event
description: |
  'Identifies a match in DeviceFileEvents Event data from any FileHash IOC from TI'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
    dataTypes:
      - DeviceFileEvents
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelIndicators
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligenceTaxii
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelIndicators
  - connectorId: MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelIndicators
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
  - T1071
query: |
  let dt_lookBack = 1h;
  let ioc_lookBack = 14d;
  let DeviceFileEvents_ = (union
  (DeviceFileEvents | where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack) | where isnotempty(SHA1) | extend FileHashValue = SHA1),
  (DeviceFileEvents | where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack) | where isnotempty(SHA256) | extend FileHashValue = SHA256));
  let Hashes = DeviceFileEvents_ | distinct FileHashValue;
  ThreatIntelIndicators
  //extract key part of kv pair
        | extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
        | where IndicatorType == "file"
        | extend FileHashType = replace("'", "", substring(ObservableKey, indexof(ObservableKey, "hashes.") + 7, strlen(ObservableKey) - indexof(ObservableKey, "hashes.") - 7))
        | extend FileHashValue = ObservableValue
        | extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])
  | where isnotempty(FileHashValue)
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(ioc_lookBack)
  //  | where FileHashValue in (Hashes)
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
  | where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
  | extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
  | where Description !contains_cs "State: inactive;" and Description !contains_cs "State: falsepos;"
    | project-reorder *, FileHashType, FileHashValue, Type
  | join kind=innerunique (DeviceFileEvents_) on $left.FileHashValue == $right.FileHashValue
  | where TimeGenerated < ValidUntil
  | summarize TimeGenerated = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by  IndicatorId, DeviceId
  | extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
  | extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
  | extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))
  | project TimeGenerated, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, FileHashValue, FileHashType, ValidUntil, Confidence, ActionType, DeviceId, DeviceName, FolderPath, RequestAccountDomain, RequestAccountName, RequestAccountSid, MachineGroup
  | extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: RequestAccountName
      - identifier: Sid
        columnName: RequestAccountSid
      - identifier: NTDomain
        columnName: RequestAccountDomain
  - entityType: FileHash
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Value
        columnName: FileHashValue
      - identifier: Algorithm
        columnName: FileHashType
  - entityType: Host
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: HostName
        columnName: DeviceName
version: 1.0.3
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;

Let binding: `DeviceFileEvents_`

let DeviceFileEvents_ = (union
(DeviceFileEvents | where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack) | where isnotempty(SHA1) | extend FileHashValue = SHA1),
(DeviceFileEvents | where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack) | where isnotempty(SHA256) | extend FileHashValue = SHA256));

Derived from dt_lookBack.

Let binding: `Hashes`

let Hashes = DeviceFileEvents_ | distinct FileHashValue;

Derived from DeviceFileEvents_.

Stage 1: `source`

ThreatIntelIndicators

Stage 2: `extend`

| extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))

Stage 3: `where`

| where IndicatorType == "file"

Stage 4: `extend` (3 consecutive steps)

| extend FileHashType = replace("'", "", substring(ObservableKey, indexof(ObservableKey, "hashes.") + 7, strlen(ObservableKey) - indexof(ObservableKey, "hashes.") - 7))
| extend FileHashValue = ObservableValue
| extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])

Stage 5: `where`

| where isnotempty(FileHashValue)

Stage 6: `where`

| where TimeGenerated > ago(ioc_lookBack)

Stage 7: `summarize`

| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue

Stage 8: `where`

| where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))

Stage 9: `extend`

| extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)

Stage 10: `where`

| where Description !contains_cs "State: inactive;" and Description !contains_cs "State: falsepos;"

Stage 11: `project-reorder`

| project-reorder *, FileHashType, FileHashValue, Type

Stage 12: `join`

| join kind=innerunique (DeviceFileEvents_) on $left.FileHashValue == $right.FileHashValue

Stage 13: `where`

| where TimeGenerated < ValidUntil

Stage 14: `summarize`

| summarize TimeGenerated = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by  IndicatorId, DeviceId

Stage 15: `extend` (3 consecutive steps)

| extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
| extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
| extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))

Stage 16: `project`

| project TimeGenerated, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, FileHashValue, FileHashType, ValidUntil, Confidence, ActionType, DeviceId, DeviceName, FolderPath, RequestAccountDomain, RequestAccountName, RequestAccountSid, MachineGroup

Stage 17: `extend`

| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated

Exclusions

Top-level NOT(...) conjuncts: predicates this rule actively suppresses.

Field	Kind	Excluded values
`Description`	contains	`State: falsepos;`
`Description`	contains	`State: inactive;`

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.

Field	Kind	Values
`FileHashValue`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)
`IndicatorType`	eq	`file` transforms: `cased` corpus 3 (kusto 3)
`SHA1`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)
`SHA256`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)
`TimeGenerated`	lt	`ValidUntil` transforms: `cased` corpus 2 (kusto 2)
`ValidUntil`	is_null	(no value, null check)

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.

Field	Source
`ActionType`	`project`
`ActivityGroupNames`	`project`
`Confidence`	`project`
`Description`	`project`
`DeviceId`	`project`
`DeviceName`	`project`
`FileHashType`	`project`
`FileHashValue`	`project`
`FolderPath`	`project`
`IndicatorId`	`project`
`MachineGroup`	`project`
`RequestAccountDomain`	`project`
`RequestAccountName`	`project`
`RequestAccountSid`	`project`
`TimeGenerated`	`project`
`TrafficLightProtocolLevel`	`project`
`ValidUntil`	`project`
`timestamp`	`extend`

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`tactic:`	TA-id, slug, or name: `credential_access`, `TA0006`
`technique:`	technique or sub-technique ID: `T1003`, `T1003.001` (alias `tech:`)
`severity:`	`critical` / `high` / `medium` / `low` / `informational` (alias `sev:`)
`risk_score`	Numeric comparison on the Elastic risk score (0 to 100): `risk_score>50`, `risk_score<=20`, `risk_score=99` (alias `risk`; Elastic rules only)
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`correlation:`	`single_event` / `sequence` / `alternatives` / `alternatives_cross_log` / `all_required` / `correlated`
`with:`	Co-occurrence event-id; stacks (`with:4624 with:4769`) to require all, while a comma list in one occurrence (`with:4624,4769`) is an either-or group. Implies multi-event
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`groupby:`	Entity-grouping substring match against `group_by_keys`: `groupby:user`, `groupby:host`
`uses:`	Rules whose predicate tree touches the field (any kind, any value): `uses:CommandLine`
`excludes:`	Rules with top-level `not()` clauses on the field (FP whitelists): `excludes:ParentImage`
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`-op:val`	Exclude matches; works on most operators but not `type:`/`like:`/`has:`/`no:` (use `no:<flag>` to exclude a rule flag): `tactic:execution -vendor:splunk`. Standalone `-kind:`/`-field:`/`-value:` drop every rule carrying a matching predicate leaf (`type:rules -kind:is_null`)
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`vendors:` / `stage:`	Singular and plural spellings fold to the canonical operator and value: `tactics:` = `tactic:`, `type:event` = `type:events`, `correlation:sequences` = `correlation:sequence`, `has:thresholds` = `has:threshold`
`"quoted phrase"`	Exact-match a multi-word phrase (free text)

TI map File Hash to DeviceFileEvents Event

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Let binding: `DeviceFileEvents_`

Let binding: `Hashes`

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `extend`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `extend` (3 consecutive steps)

Stage 5: `where`

Stage 6: `where`

Stage 7: `summarize`

Stage 8: `where`

Stage 9: `extend`

Stage 10: `where`

Stage 11: `project-reorder`

Stage 12: `join`

Stage 13: `where`

Stage 14: `summarize`

Stage 15: `extend` (3 consecutive steps)

Stage 16: `project`

Stage 17: `extend`

Exclusions

Indicators

Output fields

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TI map File Hash to DeviceFileEvents Event

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Let binding: DeviceFileEvents_

Let binding: Hashes

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: extend

Stage 3: where

Stage 4: extend (3 consecutive steps)

Stage 5: where

Stage 6: where

Stage 7: summarize

Stage 8: where

Stage 9: extend

Stage 10: where

Stage 11: project-reorder

Stage 12: join

Stage 13: where

Stage 14: summarize

Stage 15: extend (3 consecutive steps)

Stage 16: project

Stage 17: extend

Exclusions

Indicators

Output fields

Let binding: `DeviceFileEvents_`

Let binding: `Hashes`

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `extend`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `extend` (3 consecutive steps)

Stage 5: `where`

Stage 6: `where`

Stage 7: `summarize`

Stage 8: `where`

Stage 9: `extend`

Stage 10: `where`

Stage 11: `project-reorder`

Stage 12: `join`

Stage 13: `where`

Stage 14: `summarize`

Stage 15: `extend` (3 consecutive steps)

Stage 16: `project`

Stage 17: `extend`