Malware

The fields in the Malware data model and event category describe malware detection and endpoint protection management.

Tags used with objects in the Malware data model and event category

Object name(s)	Tag name	Required?
Malware_Attacks Malware_Operations	malware	YES
Malware_Attacks	attack	YES
Malware_Operations	operations	YES

Fields for the Malware data model and event category

Object name(s)	Field name	Data type	Description	Possible values
Malware_Attacks	action	string	The action taken by the reporting device.	allowed, blocked, deferred, unknown
Malware_Attacks	category	string	The category of the malware event, such as keylogger or ad-supported program. Note: This is a string value. Use a category_id field for category ID fields that are integer data types (category_id fields are optional, so they are not included in this table).
Malware_Attacks	dest	string	The system that was affected by the malware event. May be aliased from more specific fields, such as dest_host, dest_ip, or dest_name.
Malware_Attacks	dest_bunit	string	These are derived fields provided by Asset and Identity correlation features of certain advanced applications like the Splunk App for Enterprise Security. They should be left blank when writing add-ons.
Malware_Attacks	dest_category	string
Malware_Attacks	dest_nt_domain	string	The NT domain of the destination, if applicable.
Malware_Attacks	dest_requires_av	boolean	This is a derived field provided by Asset and Identity correlation features of certain advanced applications like the Splunk App for Enterprise Security. It should be left blank when writing add-ons.
Malware_Attacks	file_hash	string	The hash of the file with suspected malware.
Malware_Attacks	file_name	string	The name of the file with suspected malware.
Malware_Attacks	file_path	string	The full file path of the file with suspected malware.
Malware_Attacks	product	string	The product name of the endpoint protection system, such as AntiVirus or Server Protect. This field is used to automatically produce the vendor_product field used by data models.
	product_version	string	The product version number of the vendor technology installed on the client, such as 10.4.3 or 11.0.2.
Malware_Attacks	signature	string	The name of the malware infection detected on the client (the src), such as Trojan.Vundo, Spyware.Gaobot, and W32.Nimbda. Note: This is a string value. Use a signature_id field for signature ID fields that are integer data types (signature_id fields are optional, so they are not included in this table).
	signature_version	string	The current signature set (a.k.a. definitions or DAT file) running on the client, such as 11hsvx.
	src	string	The source of the endpoint event, such as a DAT file relay server. May be aliased from more specific fields, such as src_host, src_ip, or src_name.
	src_nt_domain	string	The NT domain of the src, if applicable.
Malware_Attacks	tag	string	This automatically generated field is used to access tags from within datamodels. Add-on builders do not need to populate it.
Malware_Attacks	user	string	The user involved in the malware event.
Malware_Attacks	user_bunit	string	These are derived fields provided by Asset and Identity correlation features of certain advanced applications like the Splunk App for Enterprise Security. They should be left blank when writing add-ons.
Malware_Attacks	user_category	string
Malware_Attacks	vendor	string	The name of the endpoint protection vendor, such as Symantec or TrendMicro. This field is used to automatically produce the vendor_product field used by data models.
Malware_Operations	dest	string	The system where the malware operations event occurred.
Malware_Operations	dest_bunit	string	These are derived fields provided by Asset and Identity correlation features of certain advanced applications like the Splunk App for Enterprise Security. They should be left blank when writing add-ons.
Malware_Operations	dest_category	string
Malware_Operations	dest_nt_domain	string	The NT domain of the dest system, if applicable.
Malware_Operations	dest_requires_av	boolean	This is a derived field provided by Asset and Identity correlation features of certain advanced applications like the Splunk App for Enterprise Security. It should be left blank when writing add-ons.
Malware_Operations	product_version	string	The product version of the malware operations product.
Malware_Operations	signature_version	string	The version of the malware signature bundle in a signature update operations event.
Malware_Operations	tag	string