# T1482 - Domain Trust Discovery

## SOC Recommendation
Investigate Domain Trust Discovery activity in the context of Discovery: confirm scope, affected host/identity, and whether it matches expected administrative behaviour before deciding this is benign.

## D3FEND Mappings
| D3FEND Technique | Relationship | Practical SOC Action |
|---|---|---|
| Network Traffic Analysis | Detect | Monitor for Network Traffic Analysis indicators relevant to this technique. |

## Investigation Steps
1. Review Defender for Endpoint / Defender XDR alerts and timeline for the affected host or identity.
2. Check Sentinel analytics rules and incidents correlated with this technique.
3. Review Entra ID sign-in and audit logs if the technique involves an identity or cloud resource.

## Evidence to Collect
- Host or resource affected
- Account or identity involved
- Timestamp of the activity
- Related process, file, or network artifact
- Any preceding or follow-on alerts

## Response Actions
| Action | Risk | Automation Safe | Approval Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contain the affected host or account | Medium | No | Yes |
| Collect and preserve evidence | Low | Yes | No |

## KQL
```kql
let ReconTools = dynamic([
    "adfind.exe",
    "dsquery.exe",
    "sharphound.exe",
    "bloodhound.exe"
]);
let ReconCommandPatterns = dynamic([
    "Get-DomainUser",
    "Get-DomainGroup",
    "Get-DomainTrust",
    "Get-NetUser",
    "Get-NetGroup",
    "Invoke-BloodHound"
]);
DeviceProcessEvents
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(1d)
| where FileName in~ (ReconTools) or ProcessCommandLine has_any (ReconCommandPatterns)
| project
    TimeGenerated,
    DeviceName,
    DeviceId,
    AccountName,
    FileName,
    ProcessCommandLine,
    InitiatingProcessFileName,
    InitiatingProcessCommandLine
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated,
         HostCustomEntity = DeviceName,
         AccountCustomEntity = AccountName
| order by TimeGenerated desc
```
```kql
let args = dynamic(["objectcategory","domainlist","dcmodes","adinfo","trustdmp","computers_pwdnotreqd","Domain Admins", "objectcategory=person", "objectcategory=computer", "objectcategory=*","dclist"]);
let parentProcesses = dynamic(["pwsh.exe","powershell.exe","cmd.exe"]);
DeviceProcessEvents
//looks for execution from a shell
| where InitiatingProcessFileName in~ (parentProcesses)
// main filter
| where FileName =~ "AdFind.exe" or SHA256 == "c92c158d7c37fea795114fa6491fe5f145ad2f8c08776b18ae79db811e8e36a3"
   // AdFind common Flags to check for from various threat actor TTPs
    or ProcessCommandLine has_any (args)
| extend HostName = split(DeviceName, '.', 0)[0], DnsDomain = strcat_array(array_slice(split(DeviceName, '.'), 1, -1), '.'), FileHashAlgorithm = "SHA256"
```
```kql
(union isfuzzy=true
(SecurityEvent
| where EventID==4688
| where CommandLine has "wmic computersystem get domain" and ParentProcessName has "dllhost.exe"
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Account, AccountDomain, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type
),
(DeviceProcessEvents 
| where ProcessCommandLine has "wmic computersystem get domain" and InitiatingProcessFileName =~ "dllhost.exe" and InitiatingProcessCommandLine has "dllhost.exe"
| extend Account = strcat(InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, @'\', InitiatingProcessAccountName), Computer = DeviceName
)
)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[0])
```

## Escalation Criteria
- Domain Trust Discovery activity observed on a privileged account or critical system.
- Activity follows or precedes other suspicious behaviour in the same investigation.
- Automated triage cannot confidently rule out malicious intent.

## False Positive Considerations
- Legitimate administrative or maintenance activity matching this pattern.
- Approved security testing or red team exercise.
- Known benign software producing similar telemetry.

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