seikaikyo/hunting-for-dcsync-attacks
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Detect DCSync attacks by analyzing Windows Event ID 4662 for unauthorized DS-Replication-Get-Changes requests from non-domain-controller accounts.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- hunting-for-dcsync-attacks
- description:
- Detect DCSync attacks by analyzing Windows Event ID 4662 for unauthorized DS-Replication-Get-Changes requests
- domain:
- cybersecurity
- subdomain:
- threat-hunting
- version:
- 1.0
- author:
- mahipal
- license:
- Apache-2.0
Hunting for DCSync Attacks
When to Use
- When hunting for DCSync credential theft (MITRE ATT&CK T1003.006)
- After detecting Mimikatz or similar tools in the environment
- During incident response involving Active Directory compromise
- When monitoring for unauthorized domain replication requests
- During purple team exercises testing AD attack detection
Prerequisites
- Windows Security Event Log forwarding enabled (Event ID 4662)
- Audit Directory Service Access enabled via Group Policy
- Domain Computers SACL configured on Domain Object for machine account detection
- SIEM with Windows event data ingested (Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel)
- Knowledge of legitimate domain controller accounts and replication partners
Workflow
- Enable Auditing: Ensure Audit Directory Service Access is enabled on domain controllers.
- Collect Events: Gather Windows Event ID 4662 with AccessMask 0x100 (Control Access).
- Filter Replication GUIDs: Search for DS-Replication-Get-Changes and DS-Replication-Get-Changes-All.
- Identify Non-DC Sources: Flag events where SubjectUserName is not a domain controller machine account.
- Correlate with Network: Cross-reference source IPs against known DC addresses.
- Validate Findings: Exclude legitimate replication tools (Azure AD Connect, SCCM).
- Respond: Disable compromised accounts, reset krbtgt, investigate lateral movement.
Key Concepts
| Concept | Description | |---------|-------------| | DCSync | Technique abusing AD replication protocol to extract password hashes | | Event ID 4662 | Directory Service Access audit event | | DS-Replication-Get-Changes | GUID 1131f6aa-9c07-11d1-f79f-00c04fc2dcd2 | | DS-Replication-Get-Changes-All | GUID 1131f6ad-9c07-11d1-f79f-00c04fc2dcd2 | | AccessMask 0x100 | Control Access right indicating extended rights verification | | T1003.006 | OS Credential Dumping: DCSync |
Tools & Systems
| Tool | Purpose | |------|---------| | Windows Event Viewer | Direct event log analysis | | Splunk | SIEM correlation of Event 4662 | | Elastic Security | Detection rules for DCSync patterns | | Mimikatz lsadump::dcsync | Attack tool used to perform DCSync | | Impacket secretsdump.py | Python-based DCSync implementation | | BloodHound | Identify accounts with replication rights |
Output Format
Hunt ID: TH-DCSYNC-[DATE]-[SEQ]
Technique: T1003.006
Domain Controller: [DC hostname]
Subject Account: [Account performing replication]
Source IP: [Non-DC IP address]
GUID Accessed: [Replication GUID]
Risk Level: [Critical/High/Medium/Low]
Recommended Action: [Disable account, reset krbtgt, investigate]
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