Sigma rule: Dumping ntds.dit remotely via DCSync

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4ba35e3c3b50, updated 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Dumping ntds.dit remotely via DCSync
Status
unsupported
Level
medium
Author
Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community
Date
2019/10/24
Modified
2019/11/13
File
unsupported/windows/win_dumping_ntdsdit_via_dcsync.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

ntds.dit retrieving using synchronisation with legitimate domain controller using Directory Replication Service Remote Protocol

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection1:
    EventID: 4624
    ComputerName: '%DomainControllersNamesList%'
selection2:
    IpAddress: '%DomainControllersIpsList%'
selection3:
    EventID: 4662
    ComputerName: '%DomainControllersNamesList%'
    SubjectLogonId: '%SuspiciousTargetLogonIdList%'
    Properties|contains:
        - '1131f6aa-9c07-11d1-f79f-00c04fc2dcd2'
        - '1131f6ad-9c07-11d1-f79f-00c04fc2dcd2'
condition: write TargetLogonId from selection1 (if not selection2) to list %SuspiciousTargetLogonIdList%; then if selection3 -> alert

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrator adding new domain controller to already existing domain

Tags

  • attack.credential_access
  • attack.t1003

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/unsupported/windows/win_dumping_ntdsdit_via_dcsync.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Dumping ntds.dit remotely via DCSync" by Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/unsupported/windows/win_dumping_ntdsdit_via_dcsync.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: Dumping ntds.dit remotely via DCSync",
entity page, dataset version ref-4ba35e3c3b50, updated 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/51238c62-2b29-4539-ad75-e94575368a12 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 51238c62-2b29-4539-ad75-e94575368a12, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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