Request to known malicious URL on cdn.wovplaying.help
XQLmediumconfidence 75/100generated 2026-10-18
Proxy request matching a URL tracked by skopnix as SalatStealer (delivery).
- Correlation
- set the rule's MITRE tactic to command-and-control and technique to T1105
- False positives
- Scoped to one indicator with skopnix confidence 75/100 from 2 independent sources; checked against RFC1918/reserved space, CDN / cloud / scanner ranges and top-site lists (MISP warninglists), GreyNoise when enriched, and skopnix's benign-infrastructure list. Re-validate against last_seen before blocking: infrastructure is re-assigned.
XQL query
skopnix-cortex-ioc-url-https-cdn-wovplaying-help-update-zip-4031734f.xqldownload .xql ↓dataset = xdr_data
| filter dns_query_name in ("cdn.wovplaying.help") or action_external_hostname in ("cdn.wovplaying.help")
| fields agent_hostname, dns_query_name, action_external_hostname, _time
| sort desc _time
How to deploy on Cortex XDR
- 1.Paste the XQL into Incident Response > Investigation > Query Builder > XQL Search.
- 2.To alert, save it as a Correlation Rule and set the MITRE tactic and technique printed with the rule.
- 3.Schedule it on the interval you hunt at; keep the fields stage for the alert's columns.
Check · CVE rules read PAN-OS URL logs (panw_ngfw_url_raw), which need the NGFW integration and, for HTTPS, decryption.