title: Mimikatz DC Sync
id: 611eab06-a145-4dfa-a295-3ccc5c20f59a
status: test
description: Detects Mimikatz DC sync security events
references:
    - https://twitter.com/gentilkiwi/status/1003236624925413376
    - https://gist.github.com/gentilkiwi/dcc132457408cf11ad2061340dcb53c2
    - https://blog.blacklanternsecurity.com/p/detecting-dcsync?s=r
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4662
author: Benjamin Delpy, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Scott Dermott, Sorina Ionescu
date: 2018-06-03
modified: 2022-04-26
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.s0002
    - attack.t1003.006
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4662
        Properties|contains:
            - 'Replicating Directory Changes All'
            - '1131f6ad-9c07-11d1-f79f-00c04fc2dcd2'
            - '1131f6aa-9c07-11d1-f79f-00c04fc2dcd2'
            - '9923a32a-3607-11d2-b9be-0000f87a36b2'
            - '89e95b76-444d-4c62-991a-0facbeda640c'
        AccessMask: '0x100'
    filter1:
        SubjectDomainName: 'Window Manager'
    filter2:
        SubjectUserName|startswith:
            - 'NT AUT'
            - 'MSOL_'
    filter3:
        SubjectUserName|endswith: '$'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter*
falsepositives:
    - Valid DC Sync that is not covered by the filters; please report
    - Local Domain Admin account used for Azure AD Connect
level: high

title: Microsoft Sync Center Suspicious Network Connections
id: 9f2cc74d-78af-4eb2-bb64-9cd1d292b87b
status: test
description: Detects suspicious connections from Microsoft Sync Center to non-private IPs.
references:
    - https://redcanary.com/blog/intelligence-insights-november-2021/
author: elhoim
date: 2022-04-28
modified: 2024-03-12
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1055
    - attack.t1218
    - attack.execution
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: network_connection
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\mobsync.exe'
    filter_main_local_ranges:
        DestinationIp|cidr:
            - '127.0.0.0/8'
            - '10.0.0.0/8'
            - '172.16.0.0/12'
            - '192.168.0.0/16'
            - '169.254.0.0/16'
            - '::1/128'  # IPv6 loopback
            - 'fe80::/10'  # IPv6 link-local addresses
            - 'fc00::/7'  # IPv6 private addresses
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

title: Created Files by Microsoft Sync Center
id: 409f8a98-4496-4aaa-818a-c931c0a8b832
status: test
description: This rule detects suspicious files created by Microsoft Sync Center (mobsync)
references:
    - https://redcanary.com/blog/intelligence-insights-november-2021/
author: elhoim
date: 2022-04-28
modified: 2022-06-02
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1055
    - attack.t1218
    - attack.execution
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection_mobsync:
        Image|endswith: '\mobsync.exe'
    filter_created_file:
        TargetFilename|endswith:
            - '.dll'
            - '.exe'
    condition: selection_mobsync and filter_created_file
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium