Sigma rule: A New Trust Was Created To A Domain

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-01e23bdd11b3, updated 2024-01-16T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
A New Trust Was Created To A Domain
Status
stable
Level
medium
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2019-12-03
Modified
2024-01-16
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_susp_add_domain_trust.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Addition of domains is seldom and should be verified for legitimacy.

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4706
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate extension of domain structure

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1098

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_susp_add_domain_trust.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "A New Trust Was Created To A Domain" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_susp_add_domain_trust.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: A New Trust Was Created To A Domain",
entity page, dataset version ref-01e23bdd11b3, updated 2024-01-16T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0255a820-e564-4e40-af2b-6ac61160335c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0255a820-e564-4e40-af2b-6ac61160335c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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