Account Discovery: Domain Account

AdFind can enumerate domain users.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

APT41 used built-in net commands to enumerate domain administrator users.^[7]

Bankshot gathers domain and account names/information through process monitoring.^[8]

Bazar has the ability to identify domain administrator accounts.^[9][10]

BlackCat can utilize net use commands to identify domain users.^[11]

BloodHound can collect information about domain users, including identification of domain admin accounts.^[12]

BoomBox has the ability to execute an LDAP query to enumerate the distinguished name, SAM account name, and display name for all domain users.^[13]

BRONZE BUTLER has used net user /domain to identify account information.^[14]

Brute Ratel C4 can use LDAP queries, net group "Domain Admins" /domain and net user /domain for discovery.^[15][16]

Chimera has has used net user /dom and net user Administrator to enumerate domain accounts including administrator accounts.^[17][18]

Cobalt Strike can determine if the user on an infected machine is in the admin or domain admin group.^[19]

CrackMapExec can enumerate the domain user accounts on a targeted system.^[20]

Dragonfly has used batch scripts to enumerate users on a victim domain controller.^[21]

dsquery can be used to gather information on user accounts within a domain.^[22][23]

DUSTTRAP can enumerate domain accounts.^[24]

Empire can acquire local and domain user account information.^[25][26]

FIN13 can identify user accounts associated with a Service Principal Name and query Service Principal Names within the domain by utilizing the following scripts: GetUserSPNs.vbs and querySpn.vbs.^[27][28]

FIN6 has used Metasploit’s PsExec NTDSGRAB module to obtain a copy of the victim's Active Directory database.^[29]

Fox Kitten has used the Softerra LDAP browser to browse documentation on service accounts.^[30]

The IceApple Active Directory Querier module can perform authenticated requests against an Active Directory server.^[31]

IcedID can query LDAP and can use built-in net commands to identify additional users on the network to infect.^[32][33]

INC Ransom has scanned for domain admin accounts in compromised environments.^[34]

Ke3chang performs account discovery using commands such as net localgroup administrators and net group "REDACTED" /domain on specific permissions groups.^[35]

LAPSUS$ has used the AD Explorer tool to enumerate users on a victim's network.^[36][37]

Latrodectus can run C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c net group "Domain Admins" /domain to identify domain administrator accounts.^[38]

menuPass has used the Microsoft administration tool csvde.exe to export Active Directory data.^[39]

MgBot includes modules for collecting information on Active Directory domain accounts.^[40]

MuddyWater has used cmd.exe net user /domain to enumerate domain users.^[41]

Net commands used with the /domain flag can be used to gather information about and manipulate user accounts on the current domain.^[42]

OilRig has run net user, net user /domain, net group "domain admins" /domain, and net group "Exchange Trusted Subsystem" /domain to get account listings on a victim.^[43]

During Operation CuckooBees, the threat actors used the dsquery and dsget commands to get domain environment information and to query users in administrative groups.^[44]

During Operation Dream Job, Lazarus Group queried compromised victim's active directory servers to obtain the list of employees including administrator accounts.^[45]

During Operation Wocao, threat actors used the net command to retrieve information about domain accounts.^[46]

OSInfo enumerates local and domain users^[47]

Poseidon Group searches for administrator accounts on both the local victim machine and the network.^[48]

PoshC2 can enumerate local and domain user account information.^[49]

POWRUNER may collect user account information by running net user /domain or a series of other commands on a victim.^[50]

RedCurl has collected information about domain accounts using SysInternal’s AdExplorer functionality .^[51][52]

Sandworm Team has used a tool to query Active Directory using LDAP, discovering information about usernames listed in AD.^[53]

Scattered Spider leverages legitimate domain accounts to gain access to the target environment.^[54][55]

SILENTTRINITY can use System.Security.AccessControl namespaces to retrieve domain user information.^[56]

During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 used PowerShell to discover domain accounts by exectuing Get-ADUser and Get-ADGroupMember.^[1][57]

SoreFang can enumerate domain accounts via net.exe user /domain.^[58]

Stuxnet enumerates user accounts of the domain.^[59]

Sykipot may use net group "domain admins" /domain to display accounts in the "domain admins" permissions group and net localgroup "administrators" to list local system administrator group membership.^[60]

ToddyCat has run net user %USER% /dom for account discovery.^[61]

Turla has used net user /domain to enumerate domain accounts.^[62]

Valak has the ability to enumerate domain admin accounts.^[63]

Volt Typhoon has run net group /dom and net group "Domain Admins" /dom in compromised environments for account discovery.^[64][65]

Wizard Spider has identified domain admins through the use of net group "Domain admins" /DOMAIN. Wizard Spider has also leveraged the PowerShell cmdlet Get-ADComputer to collect account names from Active Directory data.^[10][66]

Prevent administrator accounts from being enumerated when an application is elevating through UAC since it can lead to the disclosure of account names. The Registry key is located at HKLM\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CredUI\EnumerateAdministrators. It can be disabled through GPO: Computer Configuration > [Policies] > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Credential User Interface: Enumerate administrator accounts on elevation.^[67]