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Description

The following analytic utilizes PowerShell Script Block Logging (EventCode=4104) to identify the execution of the Get-DomainController commandlet. Get-DomainController is part of PowerView, a PowerShell tool used to perform enumeration on Windows domains. Red Teams and adversaries alike may use PowerView to enumerate domain computers for situational awareness and Active Directory Discovery.

• Type: TTP
• Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
• Datamodel: Endpoint
• Last Updated: 2021-09-02
• Author: Mauricio Velazco, Splunk
• ID: 676b600a-a94d-4951-b346-11329431e6c1

ATT&CK

ID	Technique	Tactic
T1018	Remote System Discovery	Discovery

Search

`powershell` EventCode=4104 (Message = "*Get-DomainController*") 
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by EventCode Message ComputerName User 
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` 
| `getdomaincontroller_with_powershell_script_block_filter`

Associated Analytic Story

• Active Directory Discovery

How To Implement

To successfully implement this analytic, you will need to enable PowerShell Script Block Logging on some or all endpoints. Additional setup here https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/UBA/5.0.4.1/GetDataIn/AddPowerShell#Configure_module_logging_for_PowerShell.

Required field

• _time
• EventCode
• Message
• ComputerName
• User

Kill Chain Phase

• Reconnaissance

Known False Positives

Administrators or power users may use this PowerShell commandlet for troubleshooting.

RBA

Risk Score	Impact	Confidence	Message
24.0	30	80	Remote system discovery with PowerView on dest by user

Reference

• https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1018/
• https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Recon/Get-DomainController/

Test Dataset

Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py tool or the UI. Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range

• https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1018/AD_discovery/windows-powershell.log

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