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Suspicious SYSVOL Domain Group Policy Access (via process_creation)

This rule detects Access to Domain Group Policies stored in SYSVOL

SigmamediumWindowsv1
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title: Suspicious SYSVOL Domain Group Policy Access (via process_creation)
id: 6b4ddb17-99d6-5c17-bb39-859a4437da56
status: stable
description: This rule detects Access to Domain Group Policies stored in SYSVOL
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/006/
    - https://adsecurity.org/?p=2288
    - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/f2943f5e45befa52fb12748ca7171d30096e1d4fc3c365561497c618341299d5?environmentId=100
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-28
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1552.006
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '\SYSVOL\'
            - '\policies\'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

Known false positives

  • Unknown

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.