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TI Map Domain entity to DnsEvents

Description

Identifies a match in DnsEvents from any Domain IOC from TI
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.4.7
Query frequency
1h
Query period
14d
Trigger
gt 0

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KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

// Define the lookback periods for time-based filters
let dt_lookBack = 1h; // Look back 1 hour for DNS events
let ioc_lookBack = 14d; // Look back 14 days for threat intelligence indicators
// Fetch threat intelligence indicators related to domains
let Domain_Indicators = ThreatIntelIndicators
  // Filter out indicators without domain names
  | extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
  | where IndicatorType == "domain-name"
  | extend DomainName = tolower(ObservableValue)
  | extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
  | extend Url = iff(ObservableKey == "url:value", ObservableValue, "")
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
  | where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil));
// Create a list of TLDs in our threat feed for later validation
let maxListSize = 100000; // Define the maximum allowed size for each list
let list_tlds = Domain_Indicators
  | extend parts = split(DomainName, '.')
  | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
  | extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])
  | summarize count() by tostring(tld)
  | project tld
  | summarize make_list(tld, maxListSize);
// Perform a join between domain indicators and DNS events to identify potential malicious activity
Domain_Indicators
 | project-reorder *, IsActive, Tags, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, DomainName, Type
  // Use innerunique to keep performance fast and result set low, as we only need one match to indicate potential malicious activity that needs investigation
  | join kind=innerunique (
    DnsEvents
    | where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack)
    // Extract domain patterns from syslog message
    | where isnotempty(Name)
    | extend parts = split(Name, '.')
    | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
    // Validate parsed domain by checking if the TLD is in the list of TLDs in our threat feed
    | where tld in~ (list_tlds)
    | extend DNS_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
  ) on $left.DomainName==$right.Name
  // Filter out DNS events that occurred after the expiration of the corresponding indicator
  | where DNS_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil
  // Group the results by IndicatorId and Name, and keep the DNS event with the latest timestamp
  | summarize DNS_TimeGenerated = arg_max(DNS_TimeGenerated, *) by Id, Name
  // Select the desired output fields
  | extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))
  | project DNS_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, Id, ValidUntil, Confidence, Url, Computer, ClientIP//, Name, QueryType, Type, DomainName
  // Extract hostname and DNS domain from the Computer field
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0]), DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))
  // Rename the timestamp field
  | extend timestamp = DNS_TimeGenerated

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HostIPURL

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Source identifier
03a8e294-3fc7-4d65-9da2-cff91fb5b6dc
Additional source files 2Solutions/Threat Intelligence (NEW)/Analytic Rules/DomainEntity_DnsEvents.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Threat Intelligence (NEW)/Data/Solution_ThreatIntelligenceUpdated.jsonsolution-membership ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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