gcti_benign_binaries_contacts_tor_exit_node


Description

Alert on Benign Binary contacting a TOR IP

Query · yara_l

events:
    $network.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_CONNECTION"
    $network.principal.process.file.sha256 = $benign_hash
    $network.target.ip = $ip

    // Benign Files provided by GCTI Feed
    $gcti_feed.graph.entity.file.sha256 = $benign_hash
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Cloud Threat Intelligence"
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.product_name = "GCTI Feed"
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.entity_type = "FILE"
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.threat.threat_feed_name = "Benign Binaries"
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"

    // Tor IP listing provided by GCTI Feed
    $tor.graph.entity.artifact.ip = $ip
    $tor.graph.metadata.entity_type = "IP_ADDRESS"
    $tor.graph.metadata.threat.threat_feed_name = "Tor Exit Nodes"
    $tor.graph.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Cloud Threat Intelligence"
    $tor.graph.metadata.product_name = "GCTI Feed"
    $tor.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"

  match:
    $ip over 5m

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(
        if($tor.graph.metadata.threat.confidence = "HIGH_CONFIDENCE", 70) +
        // Unauthorized target geographies
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) +
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) +
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) +
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) +
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20)
    )
    $event_count = count_distinct($network.metadata.id)
    $tor_ip_country = array_distinct($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    // added to populate alert graph with additional context
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($network.principal.ip)
    // Commented out target.ip because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
    //$target_ip = array_distinct($network.target.ip)
    $principal_process_pid = array_distinct($network.principal.process.pid)
    $principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($network.principal.process.command_line)
    $principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($network.principal.process.file.sha256)
    $principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($network.principal.process.file.full_path)
    $principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $target_process_pid = array_distinct($network.target.process.pid)
    $target_process_command_line = array_distinct($network.target.process.command_line)
    $target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($network.target.process.file.sha256)
    $target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($network.target.process.file.full_path)
    $target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
    //$target_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.target.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($network.principal.user.userid)
    $target_user_userid = array_distinct($network.target.user.userid)

  condition:
    $network and $gcti_feed and $tor
Raw source gcti_benign_binaries_contacts_tor_exit_node · YARA-L
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Published by chronicle/detection-rules ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule gcti_benign_binaries_contacts_tor_exit_node {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Alert on Benign Binary contacting a TOR IP"
    rule_id = "mr_8bb13cf7-d66b-41f2-9bbc-0a1884a77f70"
    rule_name = "GCTI Benign Binaries Contacts Tor Exit Node"
    tactic = "TA0011"
    technique = "T1090.003"
    type = "alert"
    tags = "tor, benign binaries"
    data_source = "crowdstrike"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"

  events:
    $network.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_CONNECTION"
    $network.principal.process.file.sha256 = $benign_hash
    $network.target.ip = $ip

    // Benign Files provided by GCTI Feed
    $gcti_feed.graph.entity.file.sha256 = $benign_hash
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Cloud Threat Intelligence"
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.product_name = "GCTI Feed"
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.entity_type = "FILE"
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.threat.threat_feed_name = "Benign Binaries"
    $gcti_feed.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"

    // Tor IP listing provided by GCTI Feed
    $tor.graph.entity.artifact.ip = $ip
    $tor.graph.metadata.entity_type = "IP_ADDRESS"
    $tor.graph.metadata.threat.threat_feed_name = "Tor Exit Nodes"
    $tor.graph.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Cloud Threat Intelligence"
    $tor.graph.metadata.product_name = "GCTI Feed"
    $tor.graph.metadata.source_type = "GLOBAL_CONTEXT"

  match:
    $ip over 5m

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(
        if($tor.graph.metadata.threat.confidence = "HIGH_CONFIDENCE", 70) +
        // Unauthorized target geographies
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) +
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) +
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) +
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) +
        if($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20)
    )
    $event_count = count_distinct($network.metadata.id)
    $tor_ip_country = array_distinct($network.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    // added to populate alert graph with additional context
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($network.principal.ip)
    // Commented out target.ip because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
    //$target_ip = array_distinct($network.target.ip)
    $principal_process_pid = array_distinct($network.principal.process.pid)
    $principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($network.principal.process.command_line)
    $principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($network.principal.process.file.sha256)
    $principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($network.principal.process.file.full_path)
    $principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $target_process_pid = array_distinct($network.target.process.pid)
    $target_process_command_line = array_distinct($network.target.process.command_line)
    $target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($network.target.process.file.sha256)
    $target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($network.target.process.file.full_path)
    $target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
    //$target_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($network.target.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($network.principal.user.userid)
    $target_user_userid = array_distinct($network.target.user.userid)

  condition:
    $network and $gcti_feed and $tor
}

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