NTDS.DIT Creation By Uncommon Parent Process

 1title: NTDS.DIT Creation By Uncommon Parent Process
 2id: 4e7050dd-e548-483f-b7d6-527ab4fa784d
 3related:
 4    - id: 11b1ed55-154d-4e82-8ad7-83739298f720
 5      type: similar
 6status: test
 7description: Detects creation of a file named "ntds.dit" (Active Directory Database) by an uncommon parent process or directory
 8references:
 9    - https://www.ired.team/offensive-security/credential-access-and-credential-dumping/ntds.dit-enumeration
10    - https://www.n00py.io/2022/03/manipulating-user-passwords-without-mimikatz/
11    - https://pentestlab.blog/tag/ntds-dit/
12    - https://github.com/samratashok/nishang/blob/414ee1104526d7057f9adaeee196d91ae447283e/Gather/Copy-VSS.ps1
13author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
14date: 2022-03-11
15modified: 2023-01-05
16tags:
17    - attack.credential-access
18    - attack.t1003.003
19logsource:
20    product: windows
21    category: file_event
22    definition: 'Requirements: The "ParentImage" field is not available by default on EID 11 of Sysmon logs. To be able to use this rule to the full extent you need to enrich the log with additional ParentImage data'
23detection:
24    selection_file:
25        TargetFilename|endswith: '\ntds.dit'
26    selection_process_parent:
27        # Note: ParentImage is a custom field and is not available by default on Sysmon EID 11
28        ParentImage|endswith:
29            - '\cscript.exe'
30            - '\httpd.exe'
31            - '\nginx.exe'
32            - '\php-cgi.exe'
33            - '\powershell.exe'
34            - '\pwsh.exe'
35            - '\w3wp.exe'
36            - '\wscript.exe'
37    selection_process_parent_path:
38        # Note: ParentImage is a custom field and is not available by default on Sysmon EID 11
39        ParentImage|contains:
40            - '\apache'
41            - '\tomcat'
42            - '\AppData\'
43            - '\Temp\'
44            - '\Public\'
45            - '\PerfLogs\'
46    condition: selection_file and 1 of selection_process_*
47falsepositives:
48    - Unknown
49level: high

References

• Dumping Domain Controller Hashes Locally and Remotely | Red Team Notes

  

  Dumping NTDS.dit with Active Directory users hashes

  
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• Manipulating User Passwords Without Mimikatz – n00py Blog

  

  There are two common reasons you may want to change a user’s password during a penetration test: You have their NT hash but not their plaintext password. Changing their password to a known plaintex...

  
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• NTDS.DIT – Penetration Testing Lab

  

  Posts about NTDS.DIT written by Administrator

  
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• nishang/Gather/Copy-VSS.ps1 at 414ee1104526d7057f9adaeee196d91ae447283e · samratashok/nishang

  

  Nishang - Offensive PowerShell for red team, penetration testing and offensive security. - samratashok/nishang

  
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