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Detect requests for an uncommon resources on the web (ASIM Web Session)

Description

'This detection mechanism examines connections made to a domain where only a single file is requested, which is considered unusual since most contemporary web applications require additional resources. Such activity is often associated with malware beaconing or tracking URLs delivered via emails. The query includes a sample set of popular web script extensions (scriptExtensions), which should be customized to align with the specific requirements of your environment'
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.2
Declared status
Available
Query frequency
1d
Query period
1d
Trigger
gt 0

Declared MITRE coverage

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

let lookback = 1d;
let scriptExtensions = dynamic([".php", ".aspx", ".asp", ".cfml", ".py", ".sh", ".bash", ".pl"]);
//The number of URI's seen to be suspicious, higher = less likely to be suspicious
let uriThreshold = 1;
let ReqestCountThreshold = 10; // set minimum requests count to confirm repetitive connections
// Only look at connections that were allowed through the web proxy
_Im_WebSession (starttime=ago(lookback), eventresult='Success')
| project
    SrcBytes,
    DstBytes,
    Url,
    TimeGenerated,
    DstIpAddr,
    SrcIpAddr,
    HttpRequestMethod,
    HttpReferrer
| where not(ipv4_is_private(DstIpAddr)) // Only take traffic going to internet
| extend DestHostName = tostring(parse_url(Url)["Host"])
// Only look at connections where some data was exchanged.
| where SrcBytes > 0 and DstBytes > 0
// Extract Domain
| extend Domain = iif(countof(DestHostName, '.') >= 2, strcat(split(DestHostName, '.')[-2], '.', split(DestHostName, '.')[-1]), DestHostName)
| extend GetData = iff(Url contains "?", 1, 0)
| summarize
    EventStartTime = min(TimeGenerated),
    EventEndTime = max(TimeGenerated),
    make_set(Url, 100),
    make_set(DstIpAddr, 100),
    make_set(SrcIpAddr, 100),
    EventCount = count(),
    make_set(HttpRequestMethod, 10),
    max(GetData),
    max(HttpReferrer)
    by Domain
// Determine the number of URIs that have been visited for the domain
| extend destinationURICount = array_length(set_Url)
| where destinationURICount <= uriThreshold and EventCount > ReqestCountThreshold // check for repetitive requests for single resource only.
| where tostring(set_Url) has_any(scriptExtensions)
//Remove matches with referer
| where max_HttpReferrer == ""
//Keep requests where data was transferred either in a GET with parameters or a POST
| where set_HttpRequestMethod in~ ("POST") or max_GetData == 1
//Defeat email click tracking, may increase FN's while decreasing FP's
| where set_Url !has "click" and set_HttpRequestMethod !has "GET"
| mv-expand set_Url, set_DstIpAddr, set_SrcIpAddr
| extend
    RequestURL = tostring(set_Url),
    DestinationIP = tostring(set_DstIpAddr),
    SourceIP = tostring(set_SrcIpAddr)
| project
    EventStartTime,
    EventEndTime,
    SourceIP,
    DestinationIP,
    EventCount,
    RequestURL,
    set_HttpRequestMethod

Declared entities

IPURL

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Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
c99cf650-c53b-4c4c-9671-7d7500191a10
Additional source files 2Solutions/Web Session Essentials/Analytic Rules/RarelyRequestedResources.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Web Session Essentials/Data/Solution_Web Session Essentials.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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