Link: Secure SharePoint file share from new or unusual sender

This ASR rule detects the use of secure SharePoint links which require recipient verifcation before allowing access to the shared file. This has been observed as a method of evading automated analysis of the shared files' content.

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 1name: "Link: Secure SharePoint file share from new or unusual sender"
 2description: "This ASR rule detects the use of secure SharePoint links which require recipient verifcation before allowing access to the shared file. This has been observed as a method of evading automated analysis of the shared files' content."
 3type: "rule"
 4severity: "low"
 5source: |
 6  type.inbound
 7  // SharePoint email indicators
 8  and strings.like(body.current_thread.text,
 9                   "*shared a file with you*",
10                   "*shared with you*",
11                   "*invited you to access a file*"
12  )
13  and strings.icontains(subject.subject, "shared")
14  // the Sharepoint file has been "Protected"
15  and any([body.plain.raw, body.current_thread.text],
16          strings.icontains(.,
17                            "This link only works for the direct recipients of this message"
18          )
19  )
20  and any(body.links, .href_url.domain.root_domain == "sharepoint.com")
21  
22  // sender is uncommon
23  and profile.by_sender().prevalence in ("new", "rare", "outlier")
24  and not profile.by_sender().solicited  
25tags:
26 - "Attack surface reduction"
27attack_types:
28  - "Credential Phishing"
29tactics_and_techniques:
30  - "Free file host"
31  - "Evasion"
32detection_methods:
33  - "Content analysis"
34  - "Sender analysis"
35id: "74ed3020-50f8-5237-8a4d-bd7665a815aa"

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