title: Download from Suspicious Dyndns Hosts
id: 195c1119-ef07-4909-bb12-e66f5e07bf3c
status: experimental
description: Detects download of certain file types from hosts with dynamic DNS names (selected list)
author: Florian Roth
date: 2017/11/08
modified: 2020/09/03
references:
    - https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/security-essentials/dynamic-dns-security-and-potential-threats
logsource:
    category: proxy
detection:
    selection:
        c-uri-extension: 
            - 'exe'
            - 'vbs'
            - 'bat'
            - 'rar'
            - 'ps1'
            - 'doc'
            - 'docm'
            - 'xls'
            - 'xlsm'
            - 'pptm'
            - 'rtf'
            - 'hta'
            - 'dll'
            - 'ws'
            - 'wsf'
            - 'sct'
            - 'zip'
            # If you want to add more extensions - see https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TWS238xacAto-fLKh1n5uTsdijWdCEsGIM0Y0Hvmc5g/
        r-dns: 
            - '*.hopto.org'
            - '*.no-ip.org'
            - '*.no-ip.info'
            - '*.no-ip.biz'
            - '*.no-ip.com'
            - '*.noip.com'
            - '*.ddns.name'
            - '*.myftp.org'
            - '*.myftp.biz'
            - '*.serveblog.net'
            - '*.servebeer.com'
            - '*.servemp3.com'
            - '*.serveftp.com'
            - '*.servequake.com'
            - '*.servehalflife.com'
            - '*.servehttp.com'
            - '*.servegame.com'
            - '*.servepics.com'
            - '*.myvnc.com'
            - '*.ignorelist.com'
            - '*.jkub.com'
            - '*.dlinkddns.com'
            - '*.jumpingcrab.com'
            - '*.ddns.info'
            - '*.mooo.com'
            - '*.dns-dns.com'
            - '*.strangled.net'
            - '*.adultdns.net'
            - '*.craftx.biz'
            - '*.ddns01.com'
            - '*.dns53.biz'
            - '*.dnsapi.info'
            - '*.dnsd.info'
            - '*.dnsdynamic.com'
            - '*.dnsdynamic.net'
            - '*.dnsget.org'
            - '*.fe100.net'
            - '*.flashserv.net'
            - '*.ftp21.net'
            - '*.http01.com'
            - '*.http80.info'
            - '*.https443.com'
            - '*.imap01.com'
            - '*.kadm5.com'
            - '*.mysq1.net'
            - '*.ns360.info'
            - '*.ntdll.net'
            - '*.ole32.com'
            - '*.proxy8080.com'
            - '*.sql01.com'
            - '*.ssh01.com'
            - '*.ssh22.net'
            - '*.tempors.com'
            - '*.tftpd.net'
            - '*.ttl60.com'
            - '*.ttl60.org'
            - '*.user32.com'
            - '*.voip01.com'
            - '*.wow64.net'
            - '*.x64.me'
            - '*.xns01.com'
            - '*.dyndns.org'
            - '*.dyndns.info'
            - '*.dyndns.tv'
            - '*.dyndns-at-home.com'
            - '*.dnsomatic.com'
            - '*.zapto.org'
            - '*.webhop.net'
            - '*.25u.com'
            - '*.slyip.net'
    condition: selection
fields:
    - cs-ip
    - c-uri
falsepositives:
    - Software downloads
level: medium
tags:
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - attack.command_and_control
    - attack.t1105
    - attack.t1568