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Detection Strategies DET0107 — Detection Strategy for Spearphishing Links
DET0107

Detection Strategy for Spearphishing Links

4 analytic(s) · 1 technique(s) detected

Analytics

4
AN0298 Analytic 0298
Windows

Correlation of inbound emails with embedded links followed by user-driven browser navigation to suspicious or obfuscated domains. Detection chain includes malicious URL in email → user click recorded in Office logs → browser process spawning unusual child processes (e.g., PowerShell, cmd) or download activity.

m365:unified Send/Receive: Inbound emails containing embedded or shortened URLs WinEventLog:Security EventCode=4688 WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=3, 22
[SuspiciousTLDs] List of monitored top-level domains commonly abused in phishing (e.g., .xyz, .top, .tk).
[URLShortenerDomains] Domains like bit.ly, tinyurl.com flagged for deeper expansion/inspection.
[ClickToExecutionWindow] Time threshold between URL click and suspicious process execution.
AN0299 Analytic 0299
Linux

Detection of spearphishing links through mail logs and browser activity. Behavior includes email with suspicious URLs → user click recorded in mail/web proxy logs → shell or interpreter launched from browser process.

Application:Mail Inbound emails containing hyperlinks from suspicious sources auditd:SYSCALL execve: Execution of scripts or binaries spawned from browser processes NSM:Flow Outbound requests to domains not previously resolved or associated with phishing campaigns
[MonitoredBrowsers] List of browser processes to monitor (e.g., firefox, chrome, chromium).
[PhishingIndicators] Custom regex patterns for detecting obfuscated or IDN homograph URLs.
AN0300 Analytic 0300
macOS

Correlation of Mail.app logs with Safari/Chrome activity. Suspicious behavior includes email links → Safari/Chrome accessing newly registered or lookalike domains → osascript or Terminal spawned unexpectedly.

macos:unifiedlog Received messages with embedded or shortened URLs macos:unifiedlog Browser processes launching unexpected interpreters (osascript, bash) macos:unifiedlog Connections to suspicious domains with mismatched certificate or unusual patterns
[CertificateAnomalies] Flag self-signed or mismatched TLS certificates from spearphishing domains.
[ExecutionDelayThreshold] Suspicious delay between URL click and malicious process spawn.
AN0301 Analytic 0301
Identity Provider

Detection of OAuth consent phishing or malicious login attempts initiated through spearphishing links. Behavior chain includes inbound email with OAuth URL → consent page visited → unusual token grants logged in IdP logs.

azure:signinlogs ConsentGrant: Suspicious consent grants to non-approved or unknown applications
[AllowedApps] Whitelisted apps permitted for OAuth consent grants.
[AnomalousConsentPatterns] Patterns of consent from unusual geographies, devices, or unapproved applications.

Detected Techniques

1

Details

MITRE ID
DET0107
STIX ID
x-mitre-detection-strategy--ed58a144-2554-495c-9c60-18e6f817aa75
Analytics
4
Techniques Detected
1
By Tactic
Initial Access
1
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