Sigma rule: Discovery Using AzureHound

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0715a5718c54, updated 2022-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Discovery Using AzureHound
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Janantha Marasinghe
Date
2022-11-27
File
rules/cloud/azure/signin_logs/azure_ad_azurehound_discovery.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects AzureHound (A BloodHound data collector for Microsoft Azure) activity via the default User-Agent that is used during its operation after successful authentication.

Log source

product
azure
service
signinlogs

Detection

selection:
    userAgent|contains: 'azurehound'
    ResultType: 0
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1087.004
  • attack.t1526

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/cloud/azure/signin_logs/azure_ad_azurehound_discovery.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Discovery Using AzureHound" by Janantha Marasinghe (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/signin_logs/azure_ad_azurehound_discovery.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: Discovery Using AzureHound",
entity page, dataset version ref-0715a5718c54, updated 2022-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/35b781cc-1a08-4a5a-80af-42fd7c315c6b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 35b781cc-1a08-4a5a-80af-42fd7c315c6b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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