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Semperis DSP Mimikatz's DCShadow Alert

Mimikatz's DCShadow switch allows a user who has compromised an AD domain, to inject arbitrary changes into AD using a "fake" domain controller. These changes bypass the security event log and can't be spotted using…

Description

Mimikatz's DCShadow switch allows a user who has compromised an AD domain, to inject arbitrary changes into AD using a "fake" domain controller. These changes bypass the security event log and can't be spotted using normal AD tools. This rule looks for evidence that a machine has been used in this capacity.

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
semperisdsp
Log source service
dsp_parser

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