Windows ADExplorer AD Snapshot File Written
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects ADExplorer Active Directory snapshot files, which may be abused to extract data for BloodHound, password spraying, or social engineering.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1:
actionname = "File Created or Modified" AND ( PROCESSNAME endswith "\ADExp.exe,\ADExplorer.exe,\ADExplorer64.exe,\ADExplorer64a.exe" ) AND (( ACCESSLIST contains "writedata" AND OBJECTNAME endswith ".dat" ) OR FILENAME endswith ".dat" )
select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.FILENAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.FILETYPE,Action1.ACCESSLIST
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
@Arnim Rupp (Nextron Systems), Thomas Patzke
