Ntdsutil Abuse
Detects potential abuse of ntdsutil to dump ntds.dit database
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- application
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate backup operation/creating shadow copies
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/jj574207(v=ws.11) | 2 |
| twitter.com/mgreen27/status/1558223256704122882 | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- e6e88853-5f20-4c4a-8d26-cd469fd8d31f
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1