Possible Creation of NTDS.DIT (via file_event)

This rule detects creation of a file named "ntds.dit" (Active Directory Database)

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possible-creation-of-ntds-dit-via-file-event

title: Possible Creation of NTDS.DIT (via file_event)
id: 84a49bc2-b284-51f8-aa8e-d4694f460d4f
status: stable
description: This rule detects creation of a file named "ntds.dit" (Active Directory Database)
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/003/
    - Internal Research
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-06
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1003.003
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith: 'ntds.dit'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low

Known false positives

Unknown

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