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Potential Active Directory Enumeration Using AD Module - PsModule

Detects usage of the "Import-Module" cmdlet to load the "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dl" DLL. Which is often used by attackers to perform AD enumeration.

Detection Query

selection_cmdlet:
  Payload|contains:
    - "Import-Module "
    - "ipmo "
selection_dll:
  Payload|contains: Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dll
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113

Created

2023-01-22

Data Sources

windowsps_module

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.reconnaissanceattack.discoveryattack.impact

Raw Content

title: Potential Active Directory Enumeration Using AD Module - PsModule
id: 74176142-4684-4d8a-8b0a-713257e7df8e
related:
    - id: 70bc5215-526f-4477-963c-a47a5c9ebd12
      type: similar
    - id: 9e620995-f2d8-4630-8430-4afd89f77604
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detects usage of the "Import-Module" cmdlet to load the "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dl" DLL. Which is often used by attackers to perform AD enumeration.
references:
    - https://github.com/samratashok/ADModule
    - https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1617108657166061568?s=20
    - https://www.ired.team/offensive-security-experiments/active-directory-kerberos-abuse/active-directory-enumeration-with-ad-module-without-rsat-or-admin-privileges
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113
date: 2023-01-22
tags:
    - attack.reconnaissance
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.impact
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_module
    definition: 0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b
detection:
    selection_cmdlet:
        Payload|contains:
            - 'Import-Module '
            - 'ipmo '
    selection_dll:
        Payload|contains: 'Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dll'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of the library for administrative activity
level: medium