Sigma rule: Active Directory Group Enumeration With Get-AdGroup

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-34d7c3fcb984, updated 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Active Directory Group Enumeration With Get-AdGroup
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2022-03-17
Modified
2022-11-17
File
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_get_adgroup.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects usage of the "Get-AdGroup" cmdlet to enumerate Groups within Active Directory

Log source

product
windows
category
ps_script
definition
Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled

Detection

selection:
    ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
        - 'Get-AdGroup '
        - '-Filter'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1069.002

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/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_get_adgroup.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Active Directory Group Enumeration With Get-AdGroup" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_get_adgroup.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: Active Directory Group Enumeration With Get-AdGroup",
entity page, dataset version ref-34d7c3fcb984, updated 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/8c3a6607-b7dc-4f0d-a646-ef38c00b76ee (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 8c3a6607-b7dc-4f0d-a646-ef38c00b76ee, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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