PUA - Suspicious ActiveDirectory Enumeration Via AdFind.EXE
Detects active directory enumeration activity using known AdFind CLI flags
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Authorized administrative activity
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1087.002/T1087.002.md | 2 |
| social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7535.adfind-command-examples.aspx | 3 |
| www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/adfind/ | 4 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 455b9d50-15a1-4b99-853f-8d37655a4c1b
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.discovery
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1