Sigma rule: Sign-In From Malware Infected IP
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5ea701f1e236, updated 2023-09-03T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Sign-In From Malware Infected IP
- Status
- test
- Level
- high
- Author
- Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo'
- Date
- 2023-09-03
- File
- rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_malware_linked_ip.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Indicates sign-ins from IP addresses infected with malware that is known to actively communicate with a bot server.
Log source
- product
- azure
- service
- riskdetection
Detection
selection:
riskEventType: 'malwareInfectedIPAddress'
condition: selectionFalse positives (as the rule lists them)
- Using an IP address that is shared by many users
Tags
- attack.t1090
- attack.command-and-control
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-protection/concept-identity-protection-risks#malware-linked-ip-address-deprecated
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-user-accounts#unusual-sign-ins
Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_malware_linked_ip.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Sign-In From Malware Infected IP" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/identity_protection/azure_identity_protection_malware_linked_ip.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Sign-In From Malware Infected IP",
entity page, dataset version ref-5ea701f1e236, updated 2023-09-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/821b4dc3-1295-41e7-b157-39ab212dd6bd (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 821b4dc3-1295-41e7-b157-39ab212dd6bd, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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