{"id":"e6e88853-5f20-4c4a-8d26-cd469fd8d31f","title":"Ntdsutil Abuse","description":"Detects potential abuse of ntdsutil to dump ntds.dit database","author":"Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"medium","date":"2022-08-14","modified":"","tags":["attack.credential-access","attack.t1003.003"],"technique_ids":["T1003.003"],"logsource":{"product":"windows","service":"application"},"falsepositives":["Legitimate backup operation/creating shadow copies"],"references":["https://twitter.com/mgreen27/status/1558223256704122882","https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/jj574207(v=ws.11)"],"source_path":"rules/windows/builtin/application/esent/win_esent_ntdsutil_abuse.yml","source_sha256":"6fec3879ccc84431df9786aa0d951c1fda8afaf17244cf02e1b7c5ee2854c97a","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/builtin/application/esent/win_esent_ntdsutil_abuse.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Ntdsutil Abuse\nid: e6e88853-5f20-4c4a-8d26-cd469fd8d31f\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects potential abuse of ntdsutil to dump ntds.dit database\nreferences:\n    - https://twitter.com/mgreen27/status/1558223256704122882\n    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/jj574207(v=ws.11)\nauthor: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2022-08-14\ntags:\n    - attack.credential-access\n    - attack.t1003.003\nlogsource:\n    product: windows\n    service: application\n    # warning: The 'data' field used in the detection section is the container for the event data as a whole. You may have to adapt the rule for your backend accordingly\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        Provider_Name: 'ESENT'\n        EventID:\n            - 216\n            - 325\n            - 326\n            - 327\n        Data|contains: 'ntds.dit'\n    condition: selection\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate backup operation/creating shadow copies\nlevel: medium\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1003.003","id":"T1003.003","name":"NTDS","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1003.003/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/e6e88853-5f20-4c4a-8d26-cd469fd8d31f.json","kind":"sigma"}