command_and_control_ml_packetbeat_rare_dns_question.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/03/25"
integration = ["endpoint", "network_traffic"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/07/27"

[rule]
anomaly_threshold = 50
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
A machine learning job detected a rare and unusual DNS query that indicate network activity with unusual DNS domains.
This can be due to initial access, persistence, command-and-control, or exfiltration activity. For example, when a user
clicks on a link in a phishing email or opens a malicious document, a request may be sent to download and run a payload
from an uncommon domain. When malware is already running, it may send requests to an uncommon DNS domain the malware
uses for command-and-control communication.
"""
false_positives = [
    """
    A newly installed program or one that runs rarely as part of a monthly or quarterly workflow could trigger this
    alert. Network activity that occurs rarely, in small quantities, can trigger this alert. Possible examples are
    browsing technical support or vendor networks sparsely. A user who visits a new or unique web destination may
    trigger this alert.
    """,
]
from = "now-45m"
interval = "15m"
license = "Elastic License v2"
machine_learning_job_id = "packetbeat_rare_dns_question"
name = "Unusual DNS Activity"
references = ["https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/prebuilt-ml-jobs.html"]
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "746edc4c-c54c-49c6-97a1-651223819448"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Use Case: Threat Detection", "Rule Type: ML", "Rule Type: Machine Learning", "Tactic: Command and Control"]
type = "machine_learning"

[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1071"
name = "Application Layer Protocol"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/"

  [[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
  id = "T1071.004"
  name = "DNS"
  reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/004/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0011"
name = "Command and Control"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/"