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I am trying to compare dns log to a list of suspicions domain

my dns log look like that :

22.333.xxx.apple.com
www.apple.com
sss.ddd.apple.com
123456.a-pple.net
www.333.a-pple.net

and the domain list i want to check is
apple.com
a-pple.net

trying to do it by rex or string with no success

1 Solution

Solution

For regex, assuming it is in a field named "request", try

| rex field=request "(?<domain>[^\.]*\.[^\.]*)$"

Out the other end, if I didn't mess it all up because this was a pain to do on a phone, you should have a field domain that is what you want.

(EDIT: dur. First sip of coffee went in, actual answer came out.)

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Have you tried the GetWatchList app?

https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/635/

Solution

For regex, assuming it is in a field named "request", try

| rex field=request "(?<domain>[^\.]*\.[^\.]*)$"

Out the other end, if I didn't mess it all up because this was a pain to do on a phone, you should have a field domain that is what you want.

(EDIT: dur. First sip of coffee went in, actual answer came out.)

Thanks it's working grate

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