Download From Suspicious TLD - Blacklist
Detects download of certain file types from hosts in suspicious TLDs
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Identity ProviderLinuxmacOSOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source category
- proxy
Known benign triggers
- All kinds of software downloads
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| krebsonsecurity.com/2018/06/bad-men-at-work-please-dont-click/ | Only this detection cites it |
| promos.mcafee.com/en-US/PDF/MTMW_Report.pdf | Only this detection cites it |
| www.spamhaus.org/statistics/tlds/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/shady-tld-research-gdn-and-our-2016-wrap | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 00d0b5ab-1f55-4120-8e83-487c0a7baf19
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.initial-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1