DNS events related to mining pools (ASIM DNS Schema)

Hunt Hypothesis

‘Identifies IP addresses that may be performing DNS lookups associated with common currency mining pools. This analytic rule uses ASIM and supports any built-in or custom s

KQL Query

let minersDomains=dynamic(["monerohash.com", "do-dear.com", "xmrminerpro.com", "secumine.net", "xmrpool.com", "minexmr.org", "hashanywhere.com", 
"xmrget.com", "mininglottery.eu", "minergate.com", "moriaxmr.com", "multipooler.com", "moneropools.com", "xmrpool.eu", "coolmining.club", 
"supportxmr.com", "minexmr.com", "hashvault.pro", "xmrpool.net", "crypto-pool.fr", "xmr.pt", "miner.rocks", "walpool.com", "herominers.com", 
"gntl.co.uk", "semipool.com", "coinfoundry.org", "cryptoknight.cc", "fairhash.org", "baikalmine.com", "tubepool.xyz", "fairpool.xyz", "asiapool.io", 
"coinpoolit.webhop.me", "nanopool.org", "moneropool.com", "miner.center", "prohash.net", "poolto.be", "cryptoescrow.eu", "monerominers.net", "cryptonotepool.org", 
"extrmepool.org", "webcoin.me", "kippo.eu", "hashinvest.ws", "monero.farm", "supportxmr.com", "xmrpool.eu", "linux-repository-updates.com", "1gh.com", 
"dwarfpool.com", "hash-to-coins.com", "hashvault.pro", "pool-proxy.com", "hashfor.cash", "fairpool.cloud", "litecoinpool.org", "mineshaft.ml", "abcxyz.stream", 
"moneropool.ru", "cryptonotepool.org.uk", "extremepool.org", "extremehash.com", "hashinvest.net", "unipool.pro", "crypto-pools.org", "monero.net", 
"backup-pool.com", "mooo.com", "freeyy.me", "cryptonight.net", "shscrypto.net"]);
_Im_Dns(domain_has_any=minersDomains)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Dvc, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Dvc, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Dvc, DomainIndex + 1), Dvc)
| project-away DomainIndex

Analytic Rule Definition

id: c094384d-7ea7-4091-83be-18706ecca981
name: DNS events related to mining pools (ASIM DNS Schema)
description: |
  'Identifies IP addresses that may be performing DNS lookups associated with common currency mining pools.
  This analytic rule uses [ASIM](https://aka.ms/AboutASIM) and supports any built-in or custom source that supports the ASIM DNS schema'
severity: Low
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
    dataTypes:
      - WindowsEvent
  - connectorId: DNS
    dataTypes:
      - DnsEvents
  - connectorId: AzureFirewall
    dataTypes: 
      - AzureDiagnostics
  - connectorId: Zscaler
    dataTypes:
      - CommonSecurityLog
  - connectorId: InfobloxNIOS
    dataTypes: 
      - Syslog
  - connectorId: GCPDNSDataConnector
    dataTypes: 
      - GCP_DNS_CL
  - connectorId: NXLogDnsLogs
    dataTypes: 
      - NXLog_DNS_Server_CL
  - connectorId: CiscoUmbrellaDataConnector
    dataTypes: 
      - Cisco_Umbrella_dns_CL
  - connectorId: Corelight
    dataTypes: 
      - Corelight_CL

queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - Impact
relevantTechniques:
  - T1496
tags:
  - ParentAlert: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/DnsEvents/DNS_Miners.yaml
    version: 1.0.0
  - Schema: ASIMDns
    SchemaVersion: 0.1.1
query: |
  let minersDomains=dynamic(["monerohash.com", "do-dear.com", "xmrminerpro.com", "secumine.net", "xmrpool.com", "minexmr.org", "hashanywhere.com", 
  "xmrget.com", "mininglottery.eu", "minergate.com", "moriaxmr.com", "multipooler.com", "moneropools.com", "xmrpool.eu", "coolmining.club", 
  "supportxmr.com", "minexmr.com", "hashvault.pro", "xmrpool.net", "crypto-pool.fr", "xmr.pt", "miner.rocks", "walpool.com", "herominers.com", 
  "gntl.co.uk", "semipool.com", "coinfoundry.org", "cryptoknight.cc", "fairhash.org", "baikalmine.com", "tubepool.xyz", "fairpool.xyz", "asiapool.io", 
  "coinpoolit.webhop.me", "nanopool.org", "moneropool.com", "miner.center", "prohash.net", "poolto.be", "cryptoescrow.eu", "monerominers.net", "cryptonotepool.org", 
  "extrmepool.org", "webcoin.me", "kippo.eu", "hashinvest.ws", "monero.farm", "supportxmr.com", "xmrpool.eu", "linux-repository-updates.com", "1gh.com", 
  "dwarfpool.com", "hash-to-coins.com", "hashvault.pro", "pool-proxy.com", "hashfor.cash", "fairpool.cloud", "litecoinpool.org", "mineshaft.ml", "abcxyz.stream", 
  "moneropool.ru", "cryptonotepool.org.uk", "extremepool.org", "extremehash.com", "hashinvest.net", "unipool.pro", "crypto-pools.org", "monero.net", 
  "backup-pool.com", "mooo.com", "freeyy.me", "cryptonight.net", "shscrypto.net"]);
  _Im_Dns(domain_has_any=minersDomains)
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Dvc, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Dvc, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Dvc, DomainIndex + 1), Dvc)
  | project-away DomainIndex
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Host
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: Dvc
  

MITRE ATT&CK Context

• Tactic: Impact
• Technique: T1496 — Resource Hijacking

  Adversaries may leverage the resources of co-opted systems to complete resource-intensive tasks, which may impact system and/or hosted service availability.

Resource hijacking may take a number of d

Validation (Atomic Red Team)

• T1496 — Resource Hijacking

References

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