DNS Query to Wildcard DNS Services - Windows

Rule Info

Name
DNS Query to Wildcard DNS Services - Windows
Author
MahirAli Khan, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
Description
Detects DNS queries to public wildcard DNS services that dynamically resolve subdomains to IP addresses embedded in the subdomain. Adversaries abuse these services to establish C2 channels or stage phishing infrastructure without registering a custom domain, potentially to evade detection and attribution.
Reference
Date
2026-11-05 00:00:00
Modified
None
Id
4f8a1c2e-7d3b-4e5f-9a6c-0b1d2e3f4a5b
Tags
attack.command-and-control attack.t1071.004 attack.t1568
Type
Community Rule

Rule History

Author
Title
Date
Commit
MahirAli Khan
Merge PR #5915 from @Mahir-Ali-khan - Add `DNS Query to Wildcard DNS Services`
2026-11-05