title: Suspicious AdFind Execution
author: FPT.EagleEye Team, omkar72, oscd.community
date: 2020/09/26
description: Detects the execution of a AdFind for Active Directory enumeration
detection:
  SELECTION_1:
    EventID: 1
  SELECTION_2:
    CommandLine:
    - '*objectcategory*'
    - '*trustdmp*'
    - '*dcmodes*'
    - '*dclist*'
    - '*computers_pwdnotreqd*'
  SELECTION_3:
    Image: '*\adfind.exe'
  condition: (SELECTION_1 and SELECTION_2 and SELECTION_3)
falsepositives:
- Administrative activity
id: 75df3b17-8bcc-4565-b89b-c9898acef911
level: medium
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
modified: 2021/05/12
references:
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7535.adfind-command-examples.aspx
- https://github.com/center-for-threat-informed-defense/adversary_emulation_library/blob/master/fin6/Emulation_Plan/Phase1.md
- https://thedfirreport.com/2020/05/08/adfind-recon/
status: experimental
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.t1018
- attack.t1087.002
- attack.t1482
- attack.t1069.002
ruletype: SIGMA