Active Directory Structure Export Via Csvde.EXE

Detects the execution of "csvde.exe" in order to export organizational Active Directory structure.

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 1title: Active Directory Structure Export Via Csvde.EXE
 2id: e5d36acd-acb4-4c6f-a13f-9eb203d50099
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the execution of "csvde.exe" in order to export organizational Active Directory structure.
 5references:
 6    - https://www.cybereason.com/blog/research/operation-ghostshell-novel-rat-targets-global-aerospace-and-telecoms-firms
 7    - https://web.archive.org/web/20180725233601/https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf
 8    - https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/deep-dive-into-a-backdoordiplomacy-attack-a-study-of-an-attackers-toolkit
 9    - https://redcanary.com/blog/msix-installers/
10author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
11date: 2023-03-14
12tags:
13    - attack.exfiltration
14    - attack.discovery
15    - attack.t1087.002
16logsource:
17    category: process_creation
18    product: windows
19detection:
20    selection_img:
21        - Image|endswith: '\csvde.exe'
22        - OriginalFileName: 'csvde.exe'
23    selection_remote:
24        CommandLine|contains: ' -f'
25    filter_import:
26        CommandLine|contains: ' -i'
27    condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_*
28falsepositives:
29    - Unknown
30level: medium

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