{"id":"514e7e3e-b3b4-4a67-af60-be20f139198b","title":"PUA - AdFind.EXE Execution","description":"Detects execution of Adfind.exe utility, which can be used for reconnaissance in an Active Directory environment","author":"Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)","status":"experimental","level":"medium","date":"2025-02-26","modified":"","tags":["attack.discovery","attack.t1087.002"],"technique_ids":["T1087.002"],"logsource":{"product":"windows","category":"process_creation"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/adfind/","https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1087.002/T1087.002.md"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_adfind_execution.yml","source_sha256":"87c5e8f3bc55eb7c9faf01738e7225e58f0e6dc96ec8f84d434e522d223610d0","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_adfind_execution.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: PUA - AdFind.EXE Execution\nid: 514e7e3e-b3b4-4a67-af60-be20f139198b\nrelated:\n    - id: 455b9d50-15a1-4b99-853f-8d37655a4c1b\n      type: similar\nstatus: experimental\ndescription: Detects execution of Adfind.exe utility, which can be used for reconnaissance in an Active Directory environment\nreferences:\n    - https://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/adfind/\n    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1087.002/T1087.002.md\nauthor: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2025-02-26\ntags:\n    - attack.discovery\n    - attack.t1087.002\nlogsource:\n    product: windows\n    category: process_creation\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        - Image|endswith: '\\AdFind.exe'\n        - OriginalFileName: 'AdFind.exe'\n        - Hashes|contains:\n              - 'IMPHASH=d144de8117df2beceaba2201ad304764'\n              - 'IMPHASH=12ce1c0f3f5837ecc18a3782408fa975'\n              - 'IMPHASH=bca5675746d13a1f246e2da3c2217492'\n              - 'IMPHASH=4fbf3f084fbbb2470b80b2013134df35'\n              - 'IMPHASH=49b639b4acbecc49d72a01f357aa4930'\n              - 'IMPHASH=53e117a96057eaf19c41380d0e87f1c2'\n              - 'IMPHASH=680dad9e300346e05a85023965867201'\n              - 'IMPHASH=21aa085d54992511b9f115355e468782'\n    condition: selection\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: medium\nregression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_adfind_execution/info.yml\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1087.002","id":"T1087.002","name":"Domain Account","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1087.002/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/514e7e3e-b3b4-4a67-af60-be20f139198b.json","kind":"sigma"}