Name:Zscaler Malware Activity Threat Blocked id:ae874ad8-e353-40a7-87d4-420cdfb27d1a version:3 date:2024-09-30 author:Rod Soto, Gowthamaraj Rajendran, Splunk status:production type:Anomaly Description:The following analytic identifies potential malware activities within a network that are blocked by Zscaler. It leverages web proxy logs to filter for blocked actions associated with malware, aggregating occurrences by user, URL, and threat category. This detection is significant for SOC as it highlights attempts to access malicious content, indicating potential compromise or targeted attacks. If confirmed malicious, this activity could signify an ongoing attempt to infiltrate the network, necessitating immediate investigation to prevent further threats and ensure network integrity. Data_source:
search:`zscaler_proxy` action=blocked threatname=*malware* threatcategory!=None | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by action deviceowner user urlcategory url src dest | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `zscaler_malware_activity_threat_blocked_filter`
how_to_implement:You must install the latest version of Zscaler Add-on from Splunkbase. You must be ingesting Zscaler events into your Splunk environment through an ingester. This analytic was written to be used with the "zscalernss-web" sourcetype leveraging the Zscaler proxy data. This enables the integration with Splunk Enterprise Security. Security teams are encouraged to adjust the detection parameters, ensuring the detection is tailored to their specific environment. known_false_positives:False positives are limited to Zscalar configuration. References: -https://help.zscaler.com/zia/nss-feed-output-format-web-logs drilldown_searches: name:'View the detection results for - "$src$" and "$user$"' search:'%original_detection_search% | search src = "$src$" user = "$user$"' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$src$" and "$user$"' search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$src$", "$user$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' tags: analytic_story: - 'Zscaler Browser Proxy Threats' asset_type:Web Server confidence:80 impact:50 message:Potential Malware Activity from dest -[$dest$] on $src$ for user-[$user$]. mitre_attack_id: - 'T1566' observable: name:'src' type:'IP Address' - role: - 'Victim' name:'user' type:'User' - role: - 'Victim' name:'url' type:'URL String' - role: - 'Attacker' product: - 'Splunk Enterprise' - 'Splunk Enterprise Security' - 'Splunk Cloud' risk_score:40 required_fields: - 'action' - 'threatname' - 'deviceowner' - 'user' - 'urlcategory' - 'url' - 'dest' - 'dest_ip' - 'action' security_domain:threat
