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TI Map URL Entity to PaloAlto Data
Description
'This query identifies any URL indicators of compromise (IOCs) from threat intelligence (TI) by searching for matches in PaloAlto Data.'
- Rule type
- Scheduled
- Version
- 1.2.5
- Query frequency
- 1h
- Query period
- 14d
- Trigger
- gt 0
Declared MITRE coverage
Declared sources
Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.
Connectors
Data types
KQL query
Original query, unchanged.
let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;
ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
// Picking up only IOC's that contain the entities we want
| where isnotempty(Url)
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
| where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
// using innerunique to keep perf fast and result set low, we only need one match to indicate potential malicious activity that needs to be investigated
| join kind=innerunique (
CommonSecurityLog
| extend IngestionTime = ingestion_time()
| where IngestionTime > ago(dt_lookBack)
// Select on Palo Alto logs
| where DeviceVendor =~ "Palo Alto Networks"
| where DeviceEventClassID =~ 'url'
//Uncomment the line below to only alert on allowed connections
//| where DeviceAction !~ "block-url"
//Select logs where URL data is populated
| extend PA_Url = column_ifexists("RequestURL", "None")
| extend PA_Url = iif(isempty(PA_Url), extract("([^\"]+)", 1, tolower(AdditionalExtensions)), trim('"', PA_Url))
| extend PA_Url = iif(PA_Url !startswith "http://" and ApplicationProtocol !~ "ssl", strcat('http://', PA_Url), iif(PA_Url !startswith "https://" and ApplicationProtocol =~ "ssl", strcat('https://', PA_Url), PA_Url))
| where isnotempty(PA_Url)
| extend CommonSecurityLog_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
) on $left.Url == $right.PA_Url
| where CommonSecurityLog_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
| summarize CommonSecurityLog_TimeGenerated = arg_max(CommonSecurityLog_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, PA_Url
| project timestamp = CommonSecurityLog_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, DeviceAction, SourceIP, PA_Url, DeviceName
Declared entities
Related content
Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.
Source provenance
GitHubDisplayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.
- Commit
9800e51↗- Source identifier
106813db-679e-4382-a51b-1bfc463befc3
GSTEP / CATALOG TRACKING
Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC