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AV detections related to Ukraine threats

Description

'This query looks for Microsoft Defender AV detections for malware observed in relation to the war in Ukraine. Ref: https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2022/02/28/analysis-resources-cyber-threat-activity-ukraine/ '
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.1.3
Declared status
Available
Query frequency
1d
Query period
1d
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 UA_threats = dynamic(["FoxBlade", "WhisperGate", "Lasainraw", "SonicVote", "CaddyWiper", "AprilAxe", "FiberLake", "Industroyer", "DesertBlade"]);
SecurityAlert
| where ProviderName =~ "MDATP"
| extend ThreatFamilyName = tostring(parse_json(ExtendedProperties).ThreatFamilyName)
| where ThreatFamilyName in~ (UA_threats)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(CompromisedEntity, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(CompromisedEntity, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(CompromisedEntity, DomainIndex + 1), CompromisedEntity)

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Host

Related content

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Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
b6685757-3ed1-4b05-a5bd-2cacadc86c2a
Additional source files 2Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/AVdetectionsrelatedtoUkrainebasedthreats.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Data/Solution_Microsoft Defender XDR.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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