GetDomainGroup with PowerShell Script Block

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Name:GetDomainGroup with PowerShell Script Block
id:09725404-a44f-4ed3-9efa-8ed5d69e4c53
version:4
date:2024-09-30
author:Mauricio Velazco, Splunk
status:production
type:TTP
Description:The following analytic detects the execution of the `Get-DomainGroup` cmdlet using PowerShell Script Block Logging (EventCode=4104). This cmdlet, part of the PowerView tool, is used to enumerate domain groups within a Windows domain. The detection leverages script block text to identify this specific command. Monitoring this activity is crucial as it may indicate an adversary or Red Team performing reconnaissance to gain situational awareness and map out Active Directory structures. If confirmed malicious, this activity could lead to further exploitation, including privilege escalation and lateral movement within the network.
Data_source:
  • -Powershell Script Block Logging 4104
search:`powershell` EventCode=4104 (ScriptBlockText = "*Get-DomainGroup*")
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by Opcode Computer UserID EventCode ScriptBlockText
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `getdomaingroup_with_powershell_script_block_filter`


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.
known_false_positives:Administrators or power users may use this PowerView functions for troubleshooting.
References:
  -https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1069/002/
  -https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Recon/Get-DomainGroup/
drilldown_searches:
name:'View the detection results for - "$Computer$"'
search:'%original_detection_search% | search Computer = "$Computer$"'
earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$'
latest_offset:'$info_max_time$'
name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$Computer$"'
search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$Computer$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$'
latest_offset:'$info_max_time$'
tags:
  analytic_story:
    - 'Active Directory Discovery'
  asset_type:Endpoint
  confidence:50
  impact:30
  message:Domain group discovery enumeration using PowerView on $Computer$ by $UserID$
  mitre_attack_id:
    - 'T1069'
    - 'T1069.002'
  observable:
    name:'Computer'
    type:'Endpoint'
    - role:
      - 'Victim'
  product:
    - 'Splunk Enterprise'
    - 'Splunk Enterprise Security'
    - 'Splunk Cloud'
  required_fields:
    - '_time'
    - 'ScriptBlockText'
    - 'Opcode'
    - 'Computer'
    - 'UserID'
    - 'EventCode'
  risk_score:15
  security_domain:endpoint

tests:
name:'True Positive Test'
 attack_data:
  data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1059.001/powershell_script_block_logging/domaingroup.log
  source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational
  sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
manual_test:None

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