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Suspicious Get-ADDBAccount Usage

Detects suspicious invocation of the Get-ADDBAccount script that reads from a ntds.dit file and may be used to get access to credentials without using any credential dumpers

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Mar 16b140afd9-474b-4072-958e-2ebb435abd68windows
Log Source
WindowsPowerShell Module
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryPowerShell Module← raw: ps_module

Definition

0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b

Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        Payload|contains|all:
            - 'Get-ADDBAccount'
            - 'BootKey '
            - 'DatabasePath '
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
b140afd9-474b-4072-958e-2ebb435abd68
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Mar 16
Path
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_module/posh_pm_get_addbaccount.yml
Raw Tags
attack.credential-accessattack.t1003.003
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