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S0359 Nltest

Nltest is a Windows command-line utility used to list domain controllers and enumerate domain trusts.1

Item Value
ID S0359
Associated Names
Type TOOL
Version 1.1
Created 14 February 2019
Last Modified 07 October 2021
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
enterprise T1482 Domain Trust Discovery Nltest may be used to enumerate trusted domains by using commands such as nltest /domain_trusts.12
enterprise T1018 Remote System Discovery Nltest may be used to enumerate remote domain controllers using options such as /dclist and /dsgetdc.1
enterprise T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery Nltest may be used to enumerate the parent domain of a local machine using /parentdomain.1

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0102 Wizard Spider 486753
G0061 FIN8 9
G1006 Earth Lusca 10

References

  1. ss64. (n.d.). NLTEST.exe - Network Location Test. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ↩↩↩↩

  2. Bacurio Jr., F. and Salvio, J. (2018, April 9). Trickbot’s New Reconnaissance Plugin. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ↩

  3. Brian Donohue, Katie Nickels, Paul Michaud, Adina Bodkins, Taylor Chapman, Tony Lambert, Jeff Felling, Kyle Rainey, Mike Haag, Matt Graeber, Aaron Didier.. (2020, October 29). A Bazar start: How one hospital thwarted a Ryuk ransomware outbreak. Retrieved October 30, 2020. ↩

  4. Kimberly Goody, Jeremy Kennelly, Joshua Shilko, Steve Elovitz, Douglas Bienstock. (2020, October 28). Unhappy Hour Special: KEGTAP and SINGLEMALT With a Ransomware Chaser. Retrieved October 28, 2020. ↩

  5. Sean Gallagher, Peter Mackenzie, Elida Leite, Syed Shahram, Bill Kearney, Anand Aijan, Sivagnanam Gn, Suraj Mundalik. (2020, October 14). They’re back: inside a new Ryuk ransomware attack. Retrieved October 14, 2020. ↩

  6. The DFIR Report. (2020, November 5). Ryuk Speed Run, 2 Hours to Ransom. Retrieved November 6, 2020. ↩

  7. The DFIR Report. (2020, October 18). Ryuk in 5 Hours. Retrieved October 19, 2020. ↩

  8. The DFIR Report. (2020, October 8). Ryuk’s Return. Retrieved October 9, 2020. ↩

  9. Martin Zugec. (2021, July 27). Deep Dive Into a FIN8 Attack - A Forensic Investigation. Retrieved September 1, 2021. ↩

  10. Chen, J., et al. (2022). Delving Deep: An Analysis of Earth Lusca’s Operations. Retrieved July 1, 2022. ↩