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TI Map IP Entity to W3CIISLog

Description

This query maps any IP indicators of compromise (IOCs) from threat intelligence (TI), by searching for matches in W3CIISLog.
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.4.6
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; // Look back 1 hour for W3CIISLog events
let ioc_lookBack = 14d; // Look back 14 days for threat intelligence indicators
// Fetch threat intelligence indicators related to IP addresses
let IP_Indicators = ThreatIntelIndicators
//extract key part of kv pair
     | extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
     | where IndicatorType in ("ipv4-addr", "ipv6-addr", "network-traffic")
     | extend NetworkSourceIP = toupper(ObservableValue)
     | extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
  | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, NetworkSourceIP)
  | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, TI_ipEntity)
  | extend Url = iff(ObservableKey == "url:value", ObservableValue, "")
  | where ipv4_is_private(TI_ipEntity) == false and TI_ipEntity !startswith "fe80" and TI_ipEntity !startswith "::" and TI_ipEntity !startswith "127."
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
  | where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil));
// Perform a join between IP indicators and W3CIISLog events
IP_Indicators
  | project-reorder *, Tags, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, NetworkSourceIP, Type, TI_ipEntity
  // 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 (
      W3CIISLog
      | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
      | where isnotempty(cIP)
      | where ipv4_is_private(cIP) == false and cIP !startswith "fe80" and cIP !startswith "::" and cIP !startswith "127."
      | extend W3CIISLog_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
  )
  on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.cIP
  // Filter out W3CIISLog events that occurred after the expiration of the corresponding indicator
  | where W3CIISLog_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil
  // Group the results by IndicatorId and keep the W3CIISLog event with the latest timestamp
  | summarize W3CIISLog_TimeGenerated = arg_max(W3CIISLog_TimeGenerated, *) by Id, cIP
  // Select the desired output fields
  | extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
  | extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))
  | project timestamp = W3CIISLog_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, Id, ValidUntil, Confidence,
    TI_ipEntity, Computer, sSiteName, cIP, sIP, sPort, csMethod, csUserName, scStatus, scSubStatus, scWin32Status,
   NetworkSourceIP, Type, Url

Declared entities

AccountHostIPURL

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
888c4736-e604-48eb-b2c7-3462356d9510
Additional source files 2Solutions/Threat Intelligence (NEW)/Analytic Rules/IPEntity_W3CIISLog.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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