Sigma rule: Active Directory Structure Export Via Csvde.EXE
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4648bc1dd823, updated 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Active Directory Structure Export Via Csvde.EXE
- Status
- test
- Level
- medium
- Author
- Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
- Date
- 2023-03-14
- File
- rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_csvde_export.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects the execution of "csvde.exe" in order to export organizational Active Directory structure.
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\csvde.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'csvde.exe'
selection_remote:
CommandLine|contains: ' -f'
filter_import:
CommandLine|contains: ' -i'
condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- Unknown
Tags
- attack.exfiltration
- attack.discovery
- attack.t1087.002
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://www.cybereason.com/blog/research/operation-ghostshell-novel-rat-targets-global-aerospace-and-telecoms-firms
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180725233601/https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf
- https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/deep-dive-into-a-backdoordiplomacy-attack-a-study-of-an-attackers-toolkit
- https://redcanary.com/blog/msix-installers/
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_csvde_export.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Active Directory Structure Export Via Csvde.EXE" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_csvde_export.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
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Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Active Directory Structure Export Via Csvde.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-4648bc1dd823, updated 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e5d36acd-acb4-4c6f-a13f-9eb203d50099 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e5d36acd-acb4-4c6f-a13f-9eb203d50099, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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