Nltest Domain Enumeration
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.
Related detections
Run this rule on your own logs — offline
KIROSEC runs this rule and the rest of the library over Windows, Linux, macOS and cloud audit logs on the analyst's own machine. Every alert links to the events that raised it, and nothing leaves the device.
