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MediumSigmaHQBrandon George (blog post) +1

Suspicious DNS Query for IP Lookup Service APIs

Detects DNS queries for IP lookup services such as "api.ipify.org" originating from a non browser process.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
PRE

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
windows
Log source category
dns_query

Known benign triggers

  • Legitimate usage of IP lookup services such as ipify API

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