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SUNBURST network beacons
Identifies SolarWinds SUNBURST domain beacon IOCs in DeviceNetworkEvents References: - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html - https://gist.github.com/olafhartong/71ffdd4cab4b6acd5cbcd1a0691ff82f
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | |
| Execution | |
| Persistence |
Telemetry coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | DeviceNetworkEvents action ConnectionSuccess: Connection succeeded |
Rule body
id: ce1e7025-866c-41f3-9b08-ec170e05e73e
name: SUNBURST network beacons
description: |
Identifies SolarWinds SUNBURST domain beacon IOCs in DeviceNetworkEvents
References:
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html
- https://gist.github.com/olafhartong/71ffdd4cab4b6acd5cbcd1a0691ff82f
severity: Medium
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
dataTypes:
- DeviceNetworkEvents
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- Execution
- Persistence
- InitialAccess
relevantTechniques:
- T1195
- T1059
- T1546
query: |
let SunburstURL=dynamic(["panhardware.com","databasegalore.com","avsvmcloud.com","freescanonline.com","thedoccloud.com","deftsecurity.com"]);
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where ActionType == "ConnectionSuccess"
| where RemoteUrl in(SunburstURL)
| extend HashAlgorithm = 'MD5'
| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)
entityMappings:
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: DeviceName
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: DnsDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountUpn
- identifier: Name
columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountDomain
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: RemoteIP
- entityType: URL
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Url
columnName: RemoteUrl
- entityType: FileHash
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Algorithm
columnName: HashAlgorithm
- identifier: Value
columnName: InitiatingProcessMD5
version: 1.0.5
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Parameters
let SunburstURL = dynamic(["panhardware.com","databasegalore.com","avsvmcloud.com","freescanonline.com","thedoccloud.com","deftsecurity.com"]);
Stage 1: source
DeviceNetworkEvents
Stage 2: where
| where ActionType == "ConnectionSuccess"
Stage 3: where
| where RemoteUrl in(SunburstURL)
Stage 4: extend (3 consecutive steps)
| extend HashAlgorithm = 'MD5'
| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
ActionType | eq |
| field:"ActionType" kind:eq value:"ConnectionSuccess" |
RemoteUrl | in |
| field:"DestinationHostname" kind:in |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
HashAlgorithm | extend |
DomainIndex | extend |
HostName | extend |
HostNameDomain | extend |