Local User Creation

testlow
log source: windows · securityauthor Patrick Bareissdate 2019-04-18
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description

What this is, in brief.

Detects local user creation on Windows servers, which shouldn't happen in an Active Directory environment. Apply this Sigma Use Case on your Windows server logs and not on your DC logs.

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tags

attack.persistenceattack.t1136.001
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rule source (YAML)

title: Local User Creation
id: 66b6be3d-55d0-4f47-9855-d69df21740ea
status: test
description: |
    Detects local user creation on Windows servers, which shouldn't happen in an Active Directory environment. Apply this Sigma Use Case on your Windows server logs and not on your DC logs.
references:
    - https://patrick-bareiss.com/detecting-local-user-creation-in-ad-with-sigma/
author: Patrick Bareiss
date: 2019-04-18
modified: 2021-01-17
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1136.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4720
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Domain Controller Logs
    - Local accounts managed by privileged account management tools
level: low
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detects techniques (1)

ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.

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references

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.