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Known Forest Blizzard group domains - July 2019
'Matches domain name IOCs related to Forest Blizzard group activity published July 2019 with CommonSecurityLog, DnsEvents and VMConnection dataTypes. References: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/07/17/new-cyberthreats-require-new-ways-to-protect-democracy/.'
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Command & Control | T1071 Application Layer Protocol |
Rule body kusto
id: 074ce265-f684-41cd-af07-613c5f3e6d0d
name: Known Forest Blizzard group domains - July 2019
description: |
'Matches domain name IOCs related to Forest Blizzard group activity published July 2019 with CommonSecurityLog, DnsEvents and VMConnection dataTypes.
References: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/07/17/new-cyberthreats-require-new-ways-to-protect-democracy/.'
severity: High
tags:
- Schema: ASIMDns
SchemaVersion: 0.1.1
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: DNS
dataTypes:
- DnsEvents
- connectorId: AzureMonitor(VMInsights)
dataTypes:
- VMConnection
- connectorId: CiscoASA
dataTypes:
- CommonSecurityLog
- connectorId: PaloAltoNetworks
dataTypes:
- CommonSecurityLog
- connectorId: AzureFirewall
dataTypes:
- AzureDiagnostics
- AZFWApplicationRule
- AZFWDnsQuery
- connectorId: Zscaler
dataTypes:
- CommonSecurityLog
- connectorId: InfobloxNIOS
dataTypes:
- Syslog
- connectorId: GCPDNSDataConnector
dataTypes:
- GCP_DNS_CL
- connectorId: NXLogDnsLogs
dataTypes:
- NXLog_DNS_Server_CL
- connectorId: CiscoUmbrellaDataConnector
dataTypes:
- Cisco_Umbrella_dns_CL
- connectorId: Corelight
dataTypes:
- Corelight_CL
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
- T1071
query: |
let DomainNames = dynamic(["irf.services","microsoft-onthehub.com","msofficelab.com","com-mailbox.com","my-sharefile.com","my-sharepoints.com",
"accounts-web-mail.com","customer-certificate.com","session-users-activities.com","user-profile-credentials.com","verify-linke.com","support-servics.net",
"onedrive-sharedfile.com","onedrv-live.com","transparencyinternational-my-sharepoint.com","transparencyinternational-my-sharepoints.com","soros-my-sharepoint.com"]);
(union isfuzzy=true
(CommonSecurityLog
| where Message has_any (DomainNames)
| parse Message with * '(' DNSName ')' *
| extend AccountName = SourceUserID, DeviceName, IPAddress = SourceIP
),
(_Im_Dns(domain_has_any=DomainNames)
| where DnsQuery has_any (DomainNames)
| extend IPAddress = SrcIpAddr, DeviceName = Dvc
),
(VMConnection
| where RemoteDnsCanonicalNames has_any (DomainNames)
| parse RemoteDnsCanonicalNames with * '["' DNSName '"]' *
| extend IPAddress = RemoteIp, DeviceName = Computer
),
(AzureDiagnostics
| where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
| where Category == "AzureFirewallApplicationRule"
| parse msg_s with Protocol 'request from ' SourceHost ':' SourcePort 'to ' DestinationHost ':' DestinationPort '. Action:' Action
| where DestinationHost has_any (DomainNames)
| extend DNSName = DestinationHost
| extend IPAddress = SourceHost
),
(AzureDiagnostics
| where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
| where Category == "AzureFirewallDnsProxy"
| project TimeGenerated,Resource, msg_s, Type
| parse msg_s with "DNS Request: " ClientIP ":" ClientPort " - " QueryID " " Request_Type " " Request_Class " " Request_Name ". " Request_Protocol " " Request_Size " " EDNSO_DO " " EDNS0_Buffersize " " Responce_Code " " Responce_Flags " " Responce_Size " " Response_Duration
| where Request_Name has_any (DomainNames)
| extend DNSName = Request_Name
| extend IPAddress = ClientIP
),
(AZFWApplicationRule
| where isnotempty(Fqdn)
| where Fqdn has_any (DomainNames)
| extend DNSName = Fqdn
| extend IPAddress = SourceIp
),
(AZFWDnsQuery
| where isnotempty(QueryName)
| where QueryName has_any (DomainNames)
| extend DNSName = QueryName
| extend IPAddress = SourceIp
),
(
_Im_WebSession(url_has_any=DomainNames)
| extend IPAddress=IpAddr, DeviceName=Hostname, AccountName = tostring(split(User, "@")[0]), AccountDomain = tostring(split(User, "@")[1])
)
)
| where DNSName has_any (DomainNames)
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: User
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: AccountDomain
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: DeviceName
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: IPAddress
version: 1.6.1
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
support:
tier: Community
categories:
domains: [ "Security - 0-day Vulnerability" ]
Stages and Predicates
Let binding: DomainNames
let DomainNames = dynamic(["irf.services","microsoft-onthehub.com","msofficelab.com","com-mailbox.com","my-sharefile.com","my-sharepoints.com",
"accounts-web-mail.com","customer-certificate.com","session-users-activities.com","user-profile-credentials.com","verify-linke.com","support-servics.net",
"onedrive-sharedfile.com","onedrv-live.com","transparencyinternational-my-sharepoint.com","transparencyinternational-my-sharepoints.com","soros-my-sharepoint.com"]);
union isfuzzy=true (8 sources)
Each leg below queries one source; the rule matches if any leg does. Sources: CommonSecurityLog, _Im_Dns(domain_has_any=DomainNames), VMConnection, AzureDiagnostics, AzureDiagnostics, AZFWApplicationRule, AZFWDnsQuery, _Im_WebSession(url_has_any=DomainNames)
Leg 1: CommonSecurityLog
CommonSecurityLog
| where Message has_any (DomainNames)
| parse Message with * '(' DNSName ')' *
| extend AccountName = SourceUserID, DeviceName, IPAddress = SourceIP
Leg 2: _Im_Dns(domain_has_any=DomainNames)
_Im_Dns(domain_has_any=DomainNames)
| where DnsQuery has_any (DomainNames)
| extend IPAddress = SrcIpAddr, DeviceName = Dvc
Leg 3: VMConnection
VMConnection
| where RemoteDnsCanonicalNames has_any (DomainNames)
| parse RemoteDnsCanonicalNames with * '["' DNSName '"]' *
| extend IPAddress = RemoteIp, DeviceName = Computer
Leg 4: AzureDiagnostics
AzureDiagnostics
| where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
| where Category == "AzureFirewallApplicationRule"
| parse msg_s with Protocol 'request from ' SourceHost ':' SourcePort 'to ' DestinationHost ':' DestinationPort '. Action:' Action
| where DestinationHost has_any (DomainNames)
| extend DNSName = DestinationHost
| extend IPAddress = SourceHost
Leg 5: AzureDiagnostics
AzureDiagnostics
| where ResourceType == "AZUREFIREWALLS"
| where Category == "AzureFirewallDnsProxy"
| project TimeGenerated,Resource, msg_s, Type
| parse msg_s with "DNS Request: " ClientIP ":" ClientPort " - " QueryID " " Request_Type " " Request_Class " " Request_Name ". " Request_Protocol " " Request_Size " " EDNSO_DO " " EDNS0_Buffersize " " Responce_Code " " Responce_Flags " " Responce_Size " " Response_Duration
| where Request_Name has_any (DomainNames)
| extend DNSName = Request_Name
| extend IPAddress = ClientIP
Leg 6: AZFWApplicationRule
AZFWApplicationRule
| where isnotempty(Fqdn)
| where Fqdn has_any (DomainNames)
| extend DNSName = Fqdn
| extend IPAddress = SourceIp
Leg 7: AZFWDnsQuery
AZFWDnsQuery
| where isnotempty(QueryName)
| where QueryName has_any (DomainNames)
| extend DNSName = QueryName
| extend IPAddress = SourceIp
Leg 8: _Im_WebSession(url_has_any=DomainNames)
_Im_WebSession(url_has_any=DomainNames)
| extend IPAddress=IpAddr, DeviceName=Hostname, AccountName = tostring(split(User, "@")[0]), AccountDomain = tostring(split(User, "@")[1])
Applied to the combined result
| where DNSName has_any (DomainNames)
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)
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 |
|---|---|---|
Category | eq |
|
DNSName | match |
|
DestinationHost | match |
|
DnsQuery | match |
|
Fqdn | is_not_null | |
Fqdn | match |
|
Message | match |
|
QueryName | is_not_null | |
QueryName | match |
|
RemoteDnsCanonicalNames | match |
|
Request_Name | match |
|
ResourceType | eq |
|
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 |
|---|---|
Resource | project |
TimeGenerated | project |
Type | project |
msg_s | project |
DNSName | extend |
IPAddress | extend |
AccountDomain | extend |
AccountName | extend |
DeviceName | extend |
timestamp | extend |
DomainIndex | extend |
HostName | extend |
HostNameDomain | extend |