Suspicious Network Connection to Known Malicious Domains or C2 Pattern
This rule detects network connections to specific domains known to be associated with malicious activity or to URLs matching a common Command and Control (C2) communication pattern. The domains 'openanyworddocument.com', 'kittyfreespace.com', 'searchdocumentsfree.com', 'autoupdatet.com', 'autoupdaters.com', and 'autoupdatethis.com' are explicitly listed as indicators. Additionally, the rule identifies C2 communication attempts via a regex pattern '/api/(init|cl)/[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}' within the RemoteUrl field, which often indicates communication with a C2 server using a UUID-like identifier.
Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)
