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NTDS.DIT Created — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule 0b8baa3f-575c-46ee-8715-d6f28cc7d33c. NTDS.DIT Created — Sigma Rule. Detects creation of a file named "ntds.dit" (Active Directory Database)

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: low. Source dates: 2023-05-05 / not supplied.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "category": "file_event"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: d264d04f841912bf26bd016e399e9895afc713f39ea48e58dc6d5c7e4296390a

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: NTDS.DIT Created
id: 0b8baa3f-575c-46ee-8715-d6f28cc7d33c
status: test
description: Detects creation of a file named "ntds.dit" (Active Directory Database)
references:
    - Internal Research
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-05
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1003.003
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith: 'ntds.dit'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

  • Unknown

Source references

  • Internal Research (source note; no public URL supplied)

Connected ecosystem references

Exact source-tagged techniques

Telemetry review

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Pinned research references. No browser attack runner, live simulation result or validated detector is asserted. Source mappings and validation limits are preserved. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.