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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
1.2.7
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;
ThreatIntelIndicators
//extract key part of kv pair
| extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
| where IndicatorType == "url"
| extend Url = ObservableValue
| extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
// Picking up only IOC's that contain the entities we want
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
| where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
   | project-reorder *, Tags, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, Url, Type
// 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 < ValidUntil
| extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
| extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))
| summarize CommonSecurityLog_TimeGenerated = arg_max(CommonSecurityLog_TimeGenerated, *) by Id, PA_Url
| project timestamp = CommonSecurityLog_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, Id, Type, ValidUntil, Confidence, DeviceAction, SourceIP, PA_Url, DeviceName

Declared entities

HostIPURL

Related content

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Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
32b437c4-dddb-45b3-9aae-5188e80624b0
Additional source files 2Solutions/Threat Intelligence (NEW)/Analytic Rules/URLEntity_PaloAlto.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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