Probable AdFind Recon Tool Usage Normalized Process Events

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Id	45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965
Rulename	Probable AdFind Recon Tool Usage (Normalized Process Events)
Description	Identifies the host and account that executed AdFind by hash and filename in addition to common and unique flags that are used by many threat actors in discovery. To use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the ASIM normalization parsers
Severity	High
Tactics	Discovery
Techniques	T1018
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1h
Query period	1h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimProcess/imProcess_AdFind_Usage.yaml
Version	1.1.6
Arm template	45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965.json

KQL

let args = dynamic(["objectcategory","domainlist","dcmodes","adinfo","trustdmp","computers_pwdnotreqd","Domain Admins", "objectcategory=person", "objectcategory=computer", "objectcategory=*","dclist"]);
let parentProcesses = dynamic(["pwsh.exe","powershell.exe","cmd.exe"]);
imProcessCreate
//looks for execution from a shell
| where ActingProcessName has_any (parentProcesses)
| extend ActingProcessFileName = tostring(split(ActingProcessName, '\\')[-1])
| where ActingProcessFileName in~ (parentProcesses)
// main filter
| where Process hassuffix "AdFind.exe" or TargetProcessSHA256 == "c92c158d7c37fea795114fa6491fe5f145ad2f8c08776b18ae79db811e8e36a3"
// AdFind common Flags to check for from various threat actor TTPs
or CommandLine has_any (args)
| extend AlgorithmType = "SHA256"
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(User, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(User, @'\')[0])
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Dvc, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Dvc, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Dvc, DomainIndex + 1), Dvc)
| project-away DomainIndex

YAML

relevantTechniques:
- T1018
name: Probable AdFind Recon Tool Usage (Normalized Process Events)
requiredDataConnectors: []
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: User
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: AccountNTDomain
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: Dvc
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: DnsDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
  entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: ProcessId
    columnName: ActingProcessName
  - identifier: CommandLine
    columnName: CommandLine
  entityType: Process
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Algorithm
    columnName: AlgorithmType
  - identifier: Value
    columnName: TargetProcessSHA256
  entityType: FileHash
triggerThreshold: 0
id: 45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965
tactics:
- Discovery
version: 1.1.6
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimProcess/imProcess_AdFind_Usage.yaml
queryPeriod: 1h
kind: Scheduled
tags:
- Id: c63ae777-d5e0-4113-8c9a-c2c9d3d09fcd
  version: 1.0.0
- Schema: ASIMProcessEvent
  SchemaVersion: 0.1.0
metadata:
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Threat Intelligence
  author:
    name: Yuval Naor
  support:
    tier: Community
  source:
    kind: Community
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: High
description: |
  'Identifies the host and account that executed AdFind by hash and filename in addition to common and unique flags that are used by many threat actors in discovery.
  To use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the [ASIM normalization parsers](https://aka.ms/ASimProcessEvent)'  
query: |
  let args = dynamic(["objectcategory","domainlist","dcmodes","adinfo","trustdmp","computers_pwdnotreqd","Domain Admins", "objectcategory=person", "objectcategory=computer", "objectcategory=*","dclist"]);
  let parentProcesses = dynamic(["pwsh.exe","powershell.exe","cmd.exe"]);
  imProcessCreate
  //looks for execution from a shell
  | where ActingProcessName has_any (parentProcesses)
  | extend ActingProcessFileName = tostring(split(ActingProcessName, '\\')[-1])
  | where ActingProcessFileName in~ (parentProcesses)
  // main filter
  | where Process hassuffix "AdFind.exe" or TargetProcessSHA256 == "c92c158d7c37fea795114fa6491fe5f145ad2f8c08776b18ae79db811e8e36a3"
  // AdFind common Flags to check for from various threat actor TTPs
  or CommandLine has_any (args)
  | extend AlgorithmType = "SHA256"
  | extend AccountName = tostring(split(User, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(User, @'\')[0])
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Dvc, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Dvc, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Dvc, DomainIndex + 1), Dvc)
  | project-away DomainIndex  
triggerOperator: gt

ARM

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  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'Identifies the host and account that executed AdFind by hash and filename in addition to common and unique flags that are used by many threat actors in discovery.\nTo use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the [ASIM normalization parsers](https://aka.ms/ASimProcessEvent)'\n",
        "displayName": "Probable AdFind Recon Tool Usage (Normalized Process Events)",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "User",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountNTDomain",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Dvc",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostNameDomain",
                "identifier": "DnsDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Process",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "ActingProcessName",
                "identifier": "ProcessId"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "CommandLine",
                "identifier": "CommandLine"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "FileHash",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "AlgorithmType",
                "identifier": "Algorithm"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "TargetProcessSHA256",
                "identifier": "Value"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimProcess/imProcess_AdFind_Usage.yaml",
        "query": "let args = dynamic([\"objectcategory\",\"domainlist\",\"dcmodes\",\"adinfo\",\"trustdmp\",\"computers_pwdnotreqd\",\"Domain Admins\", \"objectcategory=person\", \"objectcategory=computer\", \"objectcategory=*\",\"dclist\"]);\nlet parentProcesses = dynamic([\"pwsh.exe\",\"powershell.exe\",\"cmd.exe\"]);\nimProcessCreate\n//looks for execution from a shell\n| where ActingProcessName has_any (parentProcesses)\n| extend ActingProcessFileName = tostring(split(ActingProcessName, '\\\\')[-1])\n| where ActingProcessFileName in~ (parentProcesses)\n// main filter\n| where Process hassuffix \"AdFind.exe\" or TargetProcessSHA256 == \"c92c158d7c37fea795114fa6491fe5f145ad2f8c08776b18ae79db811e8e36a3\"\n// AdFind common Flags to check for from various threat actor TTPs\nor CommandLine has_any (args)\n| extend AlgorithmType = \"SHA256\"\n| extend AccountName = tostring(split(User, @'\\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(User, @'\\')[0])\n| extend HostName = tostring(split(Dvc, \".\")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Dvc, '.'))\n| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Dvc, DomainIndex + 1), Dvc)\n| project-away DomainIndex\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT1H",
        "severity": "High",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Discovery"
        ],
        "tags": [
          {
            "Id": "c63ae777-d5e0-4113-8c9a-c2c9d3d09fcd",
            "version": "1.0.0"
          },
          {
            "Schema": "ASIMProcessEvent",
            "SchemaVersion": "0.1.0"
          }
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1018"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.1.6",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}