DNS Query To Ufile.io - DNS Client

 Original Source: [Sigma source]
Title: DNS Query To Ufile.io - DNS Client
Status: test
Description:Detects DNS queries to "ufile.io", which was seen abused by malware and threat actors as a method for data exfiltration
References:
  -https://thedfirreport.com/2021/12/13/diavol-ransomware/
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2023-01-16
modified:2023-09-18
Tags:
  • -'attack.exfiltration'
  • -'attack.t1567.002'
Logsource:
  • product: windows
  • service: dns-client
  • definition: Requirements: Microsoft-Windows-DNS Client Events/Operational Event Log must be enabled/collected in order to receive the events.
Detection:
  selection:
    EventID: '3008'
    QueryName|contains: 'ufile.io'
  condition:selection
Falsepositives:
  -DNS queries for "ufile" are not malicious by nature necessarily. Investigate the source to determine the necessary actions to take
Level: low