ThreatFox: KongTuke IOCs

Hunt Hypothesis

The ThreatFox: KongTuke IOCs rule detects potential adversary activity linked to the KongTuke threat group, which is associated with high-severity malicious behavior. SOC teams should proactively hunt for these IOCs in Azure Sentinel to identify and mitigate early-stage compromises before they escalate.

IOC Summary

Malware Family: KongTuke Total IOCs: 2 IOC Types: domain, url

KQL: Domain Hunt

// Hunt for DNS queries to known malicious domains
// Source: ThreatFox - KongTuke
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["almontm.xyz"]);
DnsEvents
| where Name has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Name, IPAddresses, QueryType
| order by TimeGenerated desc

KQL: Url Hunt

// Hunt for access to known malicious URLs
// Source: ThreatFox - KongTuke
let malicious_urls = dynamic(["https://almontm.xyz/file.js"]);
UrlClickEvents
| where Url has_any (malicious_urls)
| project Timestamp, AccountUpn, Url, ActionType, IsClickedThrough
| order by Timestamp desc

Required Data Sources

References

• ThreatFox — KongTuke

False Positive Guidance

• Scenario: Scheduled Job for System Monitoring
  Description: A legitimate scheduled job runs a script that uses the kongtuke tool for system monitoring or log analysis.
  Filter/Exclusion: Exclude processes initiated by the system scheduler (e.g., cron, systemd, or task scheduler) or filter by the full path of the legitimate monitoring tool.

• Scenario: Admin Task for Network Configuration
  Description: An administrator uses the kongtuke tool (or a related utility) to configure network settings or perform DNS lookups as part of routine maintenance.
  Filter/Exclusion: Exclude processes initiated by administrative users with elevated privileges or filter by known network configuration tools (e.g., nslookup, dig, or ipconfig).

• Scenario: Log Analysis with Kibana or ELK Stack
  Description: A security analyst uses the kongtuke command-line tool to parse and analyze logs in conjunction with Kibana or the ELK stack for forensic investigations.
  Filter/Exclusion: Exclude processes running from the log analysis directory or filter by user ID of the security team or analyst.

• Scenario: DevOps Pipeline for Code Deployment
  Description: A DevOps tool (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) uses the kongtuke tool as part of a deployment pipeline to validate or inspect code artifacts.
  Filter/Exclusion: Exclude processes initiated by CI/CD pipelines or filter by the source IP of the DevOps server.

• Scenario: Third-Party Tool Integration
  Description: A third-party security tool or SIEM system integrates with the kongtuke API to fetch threat intelligence or update IOC databases.
  Filter/Exclusion: Exclude processes originating from known third-party integration services or filter by the source IP of the