This detection identifies potential Remote Access Trojan (RAT) activity by correlating traffic against a set of fifteen unknown Indicators of Compromise (IOCs). Proactive hunting for these signals in Azure Sentinel is critical to uncover stealthy adversary presence before they establish persistent access and exfiltrate sensitive data.
Malware Family: Unknown RAT Total IOCs: 15 IOC Types: domain, ip:port, url
| Type | Value | Threat Type | First Seen | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| domain | hitpanels.com | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| domain | hitspanels.com | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| ip:port | 185[.]174[.]101[.]132:8041 | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 75% |
| domain | hardware-data.com | payload_delivery | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| domain | vicspanel.com | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| ip:port | 155[.]2[.]192[.]94:8041 | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 75% |
| domain | vps133panel.com | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| domain | hitstp.com | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| ip:port | 155[.]2[.]192[.]235:8041 | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 75% |
| url | hxxps://yeni.lol/mods/api/log-download | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| url | hxxps://yeni.lol/ws | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| url | hxxps://yeni.lol/?p= | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| url | hxxps://yeni.lol/babayla/zor/yarisirlar/ | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| url | hxxps://yeni.lol/get/config | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
| domain | yeni.lol | botnet_cc | 2026-08-08 | 100% |
// Hunt for network connections to known malicious IPs
// Source: ThreatFox - Unknown RAT
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["185.174.101.132", "155.2.192.94", "155.2.192.235"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where DestinationIP in (malicious_ips) or SourceIP in (malicious_ips)
| project TimeGenerated, SourceIP, DestinationIP, DestinationPort, DeviceAction, Activity
| order by TimeGenerated desc
// Hunt in Defender for Endpoint network events
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["185.174.101.132", "155.2.192.94", "155.2.192.235"]);
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where RemoteIP in (malicious_ips)
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, RemoteIP, RemotePort, InitiatingProcessFileName, ActionType
| order by Timestamp desc
// Hunt for DNS queries to known malicious domains
// Source: ThreatFox - Unknown RAT
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["hitpanels.com", "hitspanels.com", "hardware-data.com", "vicspanel.com", "vps133panel.com", "hitstp.com", "yeni.lol"]);
DnsEvents
| where Name has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Name, IPAddresses, QueryType
| order by TimeGenerated desc
// Hunt for access to known malicious URLs
// Source: ThreatFox - Unknown RAT
let malicious_urls = dynamic(["https://yeni.lol/mods/api/log-download", "https://yeni.lol/ws", "https://yeni.lol/?p=", "https://yeni.lol/babayla/zor/yarisirlar/", "https://yeni.lol/get/config"]);
UrlClickEvents
| where Url has_any (malicious_urls)
| project Timestamp, AccountUpn, Url, ActionType, IsClickedThrough
| order by Timestamp desc
| Sentinel Table | Notes |
|---|---|
CommonSecurityLog | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
DeviceNetworkEvents | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
DnsEvents | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
UrlClickEvents | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
Here are specific false positive scenarios and corresponding filters for the ThreatFox: Unknown RAT IOCs detection rule:
Endpoint Protection Policy Updates via Scheduled Tasks
MsMpEng.exe (Defender) or FalconSensorService.exe (CrowdStrike) and the execution time falls within the defined maintenance window (e.g., 02:00–04:00 local time).Automated Software Deployment via Configuration Management Tools
ccmsetup.exe or ansible-runner, specifically filtering out traffic destined for known internal IP ranges used by the software distribution infrastructure.Remote Desktop and Support Sessions