adfs_db_suspicious_named_pipe_connection


Description

Connection to ADFS via named pipes that are not using specific Windows ADFS processes may be indicative of user attempting to access ADFS for suspicious purposes

Query · yara_l

events:
   $process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_UNCATEGORIZED"
   $process.metadata.product_event_type = "18"
   $process.metadata.product_name = "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon"
   not re.regex($process.target.process.file.full_path, `Microsoft.Identity.Health.Adfs.PshSurrogate.exe|Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe|AzureADConnect.exe|Microsoft.Tri.Sensor.exe|wsmprovhost.exe|mmc.exe|sqlservr.exe|sqlwriter.exe`) nocase
   $process.target.resource.name = "\\MICROSOFT##WID\\tsql\\query" nocase
   /*
   If you have a listing of ADFS servers, you can use a reference list or enumerate them in the field below.
   Alternatively, if ADFS servers are grouped in an asset attribute, that attribute could be used instead.
   */
   $process.principal.hostname = /adfs/ nocase
   $process.principal.hostname = $hostname

 match:
   $hostname over 5m

 outcome:
    $risk_score = 65
    $event_count = count_distinct($process.metadata.id)
    $security_summary = array_distinct($process.security_result.summary)
    $target_process_parent_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.parent_process.command_line)
    //added to populate alert graph with additional context
    //Commented out because it is the same as the match variable, if match variable changes, uncomment to use
    //$principal_hostname = array_distinct($process.principal.hostname)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid)
    $target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
    $target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
    $target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
    $target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
    $target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $target_process_parent_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $target_resource_name = array_distinct($process.target.resource.name)

 condition:
   $process
Raw source adfs_db_suspicious_named_pipe_connection · YARA-L
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Published by chronicle/detection-rules ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule adfs_db_suspicious_named_pipe_connection {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Connection to ADFS via named pipes that are not using specific Windows ADFS processes may be indicative of user attempting to access ADFS for suspicious purposes"
    rule_id = "mr_a25913a1-65be-4cb5-b0de-6858dd04ac99"
    rule_name = "ADFS DB Suspicious Named Pipe Connection"
    reference = "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Windows%20Security%20Events/Analytic%20Rules/ADFSDBNamedPipeConnection.yaml"
    type = "alert"
    platform = "Windows"
    data_source = "sysmon"
    severity = "Medium"
    priority = "Medium"

 events:
   $process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_UNCATEGORIZED"
   $process.metadata.product_event_type = "18"
   $process.metadata.product_name = "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon"
   not re.regex($process.target.process.file.full_path, `Microsoft.Identity.Health.Adfs.PshSurrogate.exe|Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe|AzureADConnect.exe|Microsoft.Tri.Sensor.exe|wsmprovhost.exe|mmc.exe|sqlservr.exe|sqlwriter.exe`) nocase
   $process.target.resource.name = "\\MICROSOFT##WID\\tsql\\query" nocase
   /*
   If you have a listing of ADFS servers, you can use a reference list or enumerate them in the field below.
   Alternatively, if ADFS servers are grouped in an asset attribute, that attribute could be used instead.
   */
   $process.principal.hostname = /adfs/ nocase
   $process.principal.hostname = $hostname

 match:
   $hostname over 5m

 outcome:
    $risk_score = 65
    $event_count = count_distinct($process.metadata.id)
    $security_summary = array_distinct($process.security_result.summary)
    $target_process_parent_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.parent_process.command_line)
    //added to populate alert graph with additional context
    //Commented out because it is the same as the match variable, if match variable changes, uncomment to use
    //$principal_hostname = array_distinct($process.principal.hostname)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid)
    $target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
    $target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
    $target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
    $target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
    $target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $target_process_parent_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $target_resource_name = array_distinct($process.target.resource.name)

 condition:
   $process
}

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