Remove Account From Domain Admin Group — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: frack113. Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2021-12-26 / not supplied.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "category": "ps_script",
  "definition": "Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 039c163fba574393f59442fb4cf8ed69c539e12931378df6fc09d11fd835f7f2

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: Remove Account From Domain Admin Group
id: 48a45d45-8112-416b-8a67-46e03a4b2107
status: test
description: |
    Adversaries may interrupt availability of system and network resources by inhibiting access to accounts utilized by legitimate users.
    Accounts may be deleted, locked, or manipulated (ex: changed credentials) to remove access to accounts.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1531/T1531.md#atomic-test-3---remove-account-from-domain-admin-group
author: frack113
date: 2021-12-26
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1531
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
    selection:
        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
            - 'Remove-ADGroupMember'
            - '-Identity '
            - '-Members '
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1531/T1531.md#atomic-test-3---remove-account-from-domain-admin-group