This detection identifies adversary behavior where endpoints download files from known malicious URLs flagged by URLhaus as active malware distribution points. A SOC team should proactively hunt for this activity in Azure Sentinel to rapidly isolate compromised assets and prevent lateral movement before the downloaded payloads execute within the network.
Threat: malware_download Total URLs: 26 Active URLs: 14
| URL | Status | Threat | Date Added |
|---|---|---|---|
hxxp://125.47.86.104:36011/i | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://125.44.41.54:47198/i | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://45.177.33.169:55300/i | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://222.138.148.132:57357/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://39.73.120.163:49822/i | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://42.231.93.231:49336/i | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://115.58.134.96:60963/i | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://222.141.76.58:45927/i | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://120.84.215.15:54475/i | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://115.58.134.96:60963/bin.sh | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://115.50.55.97:50229/i | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://45.177.33.169:55300/bin.sh | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://123.5.14.158:44855/bin.sh | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://42.86.96.126:59568/i | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://125.47.57.189:57552/i | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://125.47.57.189:57552/bin.sh | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://42.239.247.38:36375/i | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://222.140.181.221:37848/i | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://42.176.122.173:54769/i | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://221.15.190.47:44407/i | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://109.171.67.100:28020/bin.sh | offline | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://147.45.69.128/bot.linux_amd64 | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://222.141.76.58:45927/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://222.140.181.221:37848/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
hxxp://42.176.248.147:53372/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-08-03 |
// Hunt for DNS resolution of URLhaus malicious domains
// Threat: malware_download
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["125.47.86.104", "222.141.76.58", "222.140.181.221", "77.79.160.210", "120.84.215.15", "42.86.96.126", "221.15.190.47", "222.138.148.132", "42.176.248.147", "42.231.93.231", "42.176.122.173", "147.45.69.128"]);
DnsEvents
| where Name has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Name, IPAddresses
| order by TimeGenerated desc
// Hunt for web traffic to URLhaus malicious domains
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["125.47.86.104", "222.141.76.58", "222.140.181.221", "77.79.160.210", "120.84.215.15", "42.86.96.126", "221.15.190.47", "222.138.148.132", "42.176.248.147", "42.231.93.231", "42.176.122.173", "147.45.69.128"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where RequestURL has_any (malicious_domains) or DestinationHostName has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, SourceIP, RequestURL, DestinationHostName, DeviceAction
| order by TimeGenerated desc
| Sentinel Table | Notes |
|---|---|
CommonSecurityLog | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
DnsEvents | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
Here are specific false positive scenarios and corresponding filters for the URLhaus: malware_download Malicious URLs detection rule in an enterprise environment:
Scenario: Automated Security Tool Updates via Vendor Repositories
User-Agent contains known security vendor signatures (e.g., CrowdStrike, Microsoft-Windows-Update) AND the destination domain matches the official vendor CDN list (e.g., *.crowdstrike.com, *.microsoft.com).Scenario: Scheduled Backup and Data Archiving Jobs
vbrservice.exe (Veeam) or CommvaultAgent.exe, and the destination URL contains standard cloud storage patterns (e.g., .blob.core.windows.net, .s3.amazonaws.com) during defined maintenance windows.Scenario: Admin-Initiated Software Deployment via Configuration Management