Sigma rule: PUA - AdFind.EXE Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ad1fb5cdb22c, updated 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PUA - AdFind.EXE Execution
Status
experimental
Level
medium
Author
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
Date
2025-02-26
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_adfind_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of Adfind.exe utility, which can be used for reconnaissance in an Active Directory environment

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\AdFind.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'AdFind.exe'
    - Hashes|contains:
          - 'IMPHASH=d144de8117df2beceaba2201ad304764'
          - 'IMPHASH=12ce1c0f3f5837ecc18a3782408fa975'
          - 'IMPHASH=bca5675746d13a1f246e2da3c2217492'
          - 'IMPHASH=4fbf3f084fbbb2470b80b2013134df35'
          - 'IMPHASH=49b639b4acbecc49d72a01f357aa4930'
          - 'IMPHASH=53e117a96057eaf19c41380d0e87f1c2'
          - 'IMPHASH=680dad9e300346e05a85023965867201'
          - 'IMPHASH=21aa085d54992511b9f115355e468782'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1087.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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_pua_adfind_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PUA - AdFind.EXE Execution" by Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_adfind_execution.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 - AdFind.EXE Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-ad1fb5cdb22c, updated 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/514e7e3e-b3b4-4a67-af60-be20f139198b (accessed 2026-11-04).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 514e7e3e-b3b4-4a67-af60-be20f139198b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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