Sigma rule: PUA - Adidnsdump Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b8031c39f5f6, updated 2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PUA - Adidnsdump Execution
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2022-01-01
Modified
2023-02-21
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_python_adidnsdump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

This tool enables enumeration and exporting of all DNS records in the zone for recon purposes of internal networks Python 3 and python.exe must be installed,
Usee to Query/modify DNS records for Active Directory integrated DNS via LDAP

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\python.exe'
    CommandLine|contains: 'adidnsdump'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1018

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_python_adidnsdump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PUA - Adidnsdump Execution" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_python_adidnsdump.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: PUA - Adidnsdump Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-b8031c39f5f6, updated 2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/26d3f0a2-f514-4a3f-a8a7-e7e48a8d9160 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 26d3f0a2-f514-4a3f-a8a7-e7e48a8d9160, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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