[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/09/02"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/08/23"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies .url shortcut files downloaded from outside the local network. These shortcut files are commonly used in
phishing campaigns.
"""
from = "now-119m"
interval = "60m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Downloaded URL Files"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "cd82e3d6-1346-4afd-8f22-38388bbf34cb"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Execution", "Data Source: Elastic Defend", "Rule Type: BBR"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
building_block_type = "default"
type = "eql"

query = '''
file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "creation" and file.extension == "url"
   and file.Ext.windows.zone_identifier > 1 and not process.name : "explorer.exe"
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1204"
name = "User Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1566"
name = "Phishing"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1566.001"
name = "Spearphishing Attachment"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/001/"

[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1566.002"
name = "Spearphishing Link"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/002/"



[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0001"
name = "Initial Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/"