Nltest Domain Enumeration

Severity mediumWindowsSingle eventexperimentalsigma.nltest_domain_enumeration · v1.0.0

What it detects

Flags activity matching the SigmaHQ rule “Nltest Domain Enumeration” — MITRE ATT&CK T1482, Domain Trust Discovery.

MITRE ATT&CK mapping

  • T1482Domain Trust Discovery· Discovery

False positives and triage

Converted from Sigma; review before enabling.

The rule

Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 60%. Source: rules/sigma/sigma.nltest_domain_enumeration.yaml, licensed under the Detection Rule License 1.1.

id: sigma.nltest_domain_enumeration
version: 1.0.0
status: experimental
severity: medium
confidence: 0.6
platforms:
- windows
mitre_techniques:
- T1482
description: Nltest Domain Enumeration (Sigma sample)
match:
  event_category: process
  process_path_contains_any:
  - \nltest.exe
  command_line_contains_any:
  - dclist
  - domain_trusts
false_positive_guidance: Converted from Sigma; review before enabling.

Adapted from the SigmaHQ rule “Nltest Domain Enumeration”, distributed under the Detection Rule License 1.1. SigmaHQ.

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