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

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  
queryPeriod: 1h
queryFrequency: 1h
name: Probable AdFind Recon Tool Usage (Normalized Process Events)
id: 45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965
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
relevantTechniques:
- T1018
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimProcess/imProcess_AdFind_Usage.yaml
requiredDataConnectors: []
metadata:
  support:
    tier: Community
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Threat Intelligence
  source:
    kind: Community
  author:
    name: Yuval Naor
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)'  
tactics:
- Discovery
tags:
- Id: c63ae777-d5e0-4113-8c9a-c2c9d3d09fcd
  version: 1.0.0
- SchemaVersion: 0.1.0
  Schema: ASIMProcessEvent
severity: High
triggerThreshold: 0
version: 1.1.6
kind: Scheduled
triggerOperator: gt

ARM

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      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "45076281-35ae-45e0-b443-c32aa0baf965",
        "customDetails": null,
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        "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": [
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        "techniques": [
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        "templateVersion": "1.1.6",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
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