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    AD Explorer (ADExplorer64.exe) execution for AD reconnaissance

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated Sep 18, 2026•2•0•7

    Detects the execution of ADExplorer64.exe, a legitimate but potentially misused Sysinternals tool often utilized by attackers for Active Directory reconnaissance and enumeration of domain objects.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1087.002 - Domain AccountT1069.002 - Domain GroupsTA0007 - DiscoveryProcess CreationCommand ExecutionWindowsWindows Defender Atpkql

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