Sigma rule: Domain Trust Discovery

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-3179f560c041, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
Domain Trust Discovery
Status
deprecated
Level
medium
Author
Jakob Weinzettl, oscd.community
Date
2019/10/23
Modified
2023/02/04
File
deprecated/windows/win_dsquery_domain_trust_discovery.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a discovery of domain trusts.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
  - Image|endswith: '\dsquery.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '-filter'
        - 'trustedDomain'
  - Image|endswith: '\nltest.exe'
    CommandLine|contains: 'domain_trusts'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administration of systems.

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1482

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/deprecated/windows/win_dsquery_domain_trust_discovery.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Domain Trust Discovery" by Jakob Weinzettl, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/win_dsquery_domain_trust_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: Domain Trust Discovery",
entity page, dataset version ref-3179f560c041, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/77815820-246c-47b8-9741-e0def3f57308 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 77815820-246c-47b8-9741-e0def3f57308, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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