sublimemediumRule

Open redirect: Google Ad Services

Message contains use of the Google Ad Services open redirect, but the sender is not Google. This has been exploited in the wild.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1566 T1566.001 T1566.002 T1598 T1204.002 T1486

Detection Query

type.inbound
and any(body.links,
        .href_url.domain.root_domain == 'googleadservices.com'
        and .href_url.path =~ '/pagead/aclk'
        and strings.icontains(.href_url.query_params, "adurl=")
)
and sender.email.domain.root_domain != 'google.com'

Data Sources

Email MessagesEmail HeadersEmail Attachments

Platforms

Raw Content

name: "Open redirect: Google Ad Services"
description: |
  Message contains use of the Google Ad Services open redirect, but the sender is not Google. This has been exploited in the wild.
type: "rule"
severity: "medium"
source: |
  type.inbound
  and any(body.links,
          .href_url.domain.root_domain == 'googleadservices.com'
          and .href_url.path =~ '/pagead/aclk'
          and strings.icontains(.href_url.query_params, "adurl=")
  )
  and sender.email.domain.root_domain != 'google.com'
attack_types:
  - "Credential Phishing"
  - "Malware/Ransomware"
tactics_and_techniques:
  - "Open redirect"
detection_methods:
  - "Sender analysis"
  - "URL analysis"
id: "9f91d33b-50f9-5ba2-b163-32ff48296dc6"