X-Force

Integration version: 14.0

Configure X-Force to work with Google Security Operations

  1. To obtain your personal API key, please log in to theIBM X-ForceExchangewebsite with an active IBM ID.

  2. View your user profile on the upper right corner of your screen, and then goto theSettings page down below to create a new API key/password pair.

  3. On the Settings page, clickAPI Access, then theGenerate button inthe API Key Generation section.

Configure X-Force integration in Google SecOps

For detailed instructions on how to configure an integration inGoogle SecOps, seeConfigureintegrations.

Actions

Get Hash Info

Description

Query X-Force for hash information.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefault ValueDescription
ThresholdstringN/AThe value of the threshold can be: low, medium or high.

Use cases

N/A

Run On

This action runs on the Filehash entity.

Action Results

Entity Enrichment
Enrichment Field NameLogic - When to apply
malwareReturns if it exists in JSON result
tagsReturns if it exists in JSON result
Insights

If the risk score of the entity exceeds the threshold, then the Insight will beadded to warn that the hash is marked as malware.

Script Result
Script Result NameValue OptionsExample
is_riskTrue/Falseis_risk:False
JSON Result
[{"EntityResult":{"malware":{"hash":"0x474B9CCF5AB9D72CA8A333889BBB34F0","family":["tsunami"],"origins":{"downloadServers":{},"subjects":{},"CnCServers":{"count":1,"rows":[{"count":483,"origin":"CnC","domain":"pc-guard.net","filepath":"v.html","ip":"1.1.1.1","uri":"http://pc-guard.net/v.html","lastseen":"2014-10-20T23:19:00Z","md5":"474B9CCF5AB9D72CA8A333889BBB34F","type":"CnC","firstseen":"2014-10-20T23:19:00Z","schema":"http"}]},"emails":{},"external":{"detectionCoverage":46,"family":["heuristic","trojan"]}},"created":"2014-10-20T23:19:00Z","familyMembers":{"tsunami":{"count":61}},"md5":"0x474B9CCF5AB9D72CA8A333889BBB34F0","type":"md5","risk":"high"},"tags":[]},"Entity":"474B9CCF5AB9D72CA8A333889BBB34F0"}]

Get IP by Category

Description

Get IP by category.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefault ValueDescription
CategorystringN/ACategory for IP.

Use cases

N/A

Run On

This action runs on all entities.

Action Results

Entity Enrichment

N/A

Insights

N/A

Script Result
Script Result NameValue OptionsExample
is_successTrue/Falseis_success:False
JSON Result
[{"ip":"string","score":"integer","created":"string"}]

Get IP Info

Description

Query X-Force for IP information.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefault ValueDescription
ThresholdstringN/AThreshold must be an integer (example: 3).

Use cases

N/A

Run On

This action runs on the IP Address entity.

Action Results

Entity Enrichment

Entities are marked as suspicious if they exceed Threshold. Otherwise: False.

Enrichment Field NameLogic - When to apply
subnetsReturns if it exists in JSON result
reasonDescriptionReturns if it exists in JSON result
tagsReturns if it exists in JSON result
ipReturns if it exists in JSON result
reasonReturns if it exists in JSON result
scoreReturns if it exists in JSON result
categoryDescriptionsReturns if it exists in JSON result
catsReturns if it exists in JSON result
geoReturns if it exists in JSON result
historyReturns if it exists in JSON result
Insights

If the risk score exceeds the threshold, add Insight and mark it as suspicious.

Script Result
Script Result NameValue OptionsExample
is_riskyTrue/Falseis_risky:False
JSON Result
[{"EntityResult":{"subnets":[{"subnet":"1.1.1.1/14","reasonDescription":"One of the five RIRs announced a (new) location mapping of the IP.","created":"2017-10-18T06:23:00.000Z","ip":"1.1.1.1","asns":{"8359":{"Company":"MTS, RU","cidr":14}},"reason":"Regional Internet Registry","score":1,"categoryDescriptions":{},"cats":{},"geo":{"country":"Russia","countrycode":"RU"}},{"subnet":"1.1.1.1/20","reasonDescription":"Based on statistical DNS analysis.","created":"2014-01-22T19:56:00.000Z","ip":"1.1.1.1","reason":"DNS heuristics","score":1,"categoryDescriptions":{"Dynamic IPs":"This category contains IP addresses of dialup hosts and DSL lines."},"cats":{"Dynamic IPs":71}}],"reasonDescription":"One of the five RIRs announced a (new) location mapping of the IP.","tags":[],"ip":"1.1.1.1","reason":"Regional Internet Registry","score":1,"categoryDescriptions":{"Dynamic IPs":"This category contains IP addresses of dialup hosts and DSL lines."},"cats":{"Dynamic IPs":71},"geo":{"country":"Russia","countrycode":"RU"},"history":[{"reasonDescription":"One of the five RIRs announced a (new) location mapping of the IP.","created":"2012-03-22T07:26:00.000Z","ip":"1.1.1.1/14","reason":"Regional Internet Registry","score":1,"categoryDescriptions":{},"cats":{},"geo":{"country":"Russia","countrycode":"RU"}},{"reasonDescription":"Based on statistical DNS analysis.","created":"2012-04-13T13:34:00.000Z","ip":"1.1.1.1/14","reason":"DNS heuristics","score":1,"categoryDescriptions":{"Dynamic IPs":"This category contains IP addresses of dialup hosts and DSL lines."},"cats":{"Dynamic IPs":100},"geo":{"country":"Russia","countrycode":"RU"}},{"reasonDescription":"Based on statistical DNS analysis.","created":"2014-01-22T19:56:00.000Z","ip":"1.1.1.1/20","reason":"DNS heuristics","score":1,"categoryDescriptions":{"Dynamic IPs\": "ThiscategorycontainsIPaddressesofdialuphostsandDSLlines."                        },                        "cats":                        {                            "DynamicIPs": 71                        },                        "geo":                        {                            "country": "Russia",                            "countrycode": "RU"                        }}]},        "Entity": "1.1.1.1"    }]

Get IP Malware

Description

Query X-Force for the malware associated with an IP address.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefault ValueDescription
ThresholdstringN/AThreshold must be an integer (example: 3).

Use cases

N/A

Run On

This action runs on the IP Address entity.

Action Results

Entity Enrichment

Entities are marked as suspicious if malware_count is bigger than 0.

Enrichment Field NameLogic - When to apply
malwareReturns if it exists in JSON result
Insights

Add a warning Insight that the entity was associated with malware and mark it assuspicious if malware_count > 0.

Script Result
Script Result NameValue OptionsExample
is_malwareTrue/Falseis_malware:False
JSON Result
[{"EntityResult":{"malware":[{"count":13,"origin":"CnC","domain":"l33t-milf.info","last":"2016-10-29T06:31:00Z","family":["kasidet"],"filepath":"dom/tasks.php","ip":"0x00000000000000000000ffff08080808","uri":"http://example.com/dom/tasks.php","first":"2016-10-29T06:31:00Z","host":"dom","lastseen":"2016-10-29T06:31:00Z","md5":"4C10F74CE20328B7CC4207245BC9D725","type":"CnC","firstseen":"2016-10-29T06:31:00Z","schema":"http"}]},"Entity":"1.1.1.1"}]

Get URL Info

Description

Query X-Force for URL information.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefault ValueDescription
ThresholdstringN/AThreshold must be an integer(example: 3).

Use cases

N/A

Run On

This action runs on the URL entity.

Action Results

Entity Enrichment

Entities are marked as suspicious if they exceed threshold. Otherwise: False.

Enrichment Field NameLogic - When to apply
associatedReturns if it exists in JSON result
resultReturns if it exists in JSON result
tagsReturns if it exists in JSON result
Insights

Add a warning Insight and mark it as suspicious if the risk score exceedsthreshold.

Script Result
Script Result NameValue OptionsExample
is_riskTrue/Falseis_risk:False
JSON Result
[{"EntityResult":{"associated":[{"url":"markossolomon.com","cats":{},"score":null,"categoryDescriptions":{}}],"result":{"url":"markossolomon.com/f1q7qx.php","cats":{"Botnet Command and Control Server":true},"score":10,"categoryDescriptions":{"Botnet Command and Control Server":"This category contains Web sites or domains that host a botnet command and control server."}},"tags":[]},"Entity":"HTTP://MARKOSSOLOMON.COM/F1Q7QX.PHP"}]

Ping

Description

Test Connectivity to X-Force.

Parameters

N/A

Use cases

N/A

Run On

This action runs on all entities.

Action Results

Entity Enrichment

N/A

Insights

N/A

Script Result
Script Result NameValue OptionsExample
is_connectedTrue/Falseis_connected:False
JSON Result
N/A

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Last updated 2026-02-19 UTC.