Sigma rule: DNS Query To Put.io - DNS Client

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0519d74110f8, updated 2024-08-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
DNS Query To Put.io - DNS Client
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Omar Khaled (@beacon_exe)
Date
2024-08-23
File
rules/windows/builtin/dns_client/win_dns_client_put_io.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects DNS queries for subdomains related to "Put.io" sharing website.

Log source

product
windows
service
dns-client
definition
Requirements: Microsoft-Windows-DNS Client Events/Operational Event Log must be enabled/collected in order to receive the events.

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 3008
    QueryName|contains:
        - 'api.put.io'
        - 'upload.put.io'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate DNS queries and usage of Put.io

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/dns_client/win_dns_client_put_io.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "DNS Query To Put.io - DNS Client" by Omar Khaled (@beacon_exe) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/dns_client/win_dns_client_put_io.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: DNS Query To Put.io - DNS Client",
entity page, dataset version ref-0519d74110f8, updated 2024-08-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/8b69fd42-9dad-4674-abef-7fdef43ef92a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 8b69fd42-9dad-4674-abef-7fdef43ef92a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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