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AN0109 Analytic 0109

Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Correlate high-frequency or anomalous DNS query activity with processes that do not normally generate network requests (e.g., Office apps, system utilities). Detect pseudo-random or high-entropy domain lookups indicative of domain generation algorithms (DGAs).</p>
Detects
T1568 Dynamic Resolution
Part of
DET0039 Detection Strategy for Dynamic Resolution across OS Platforms

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=3, 22DC0082 Network Connection Creation
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=1DC0032 Process Creation

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
EntropyThresholdAdjust based on environment to differentiate DGAs from legitimate CDNs
TimeWindowInterval for correlating bursts of DNS queries from the same process