Hidden Local User Creation
Detects the creation of a local hidden user account which should not happen for event ID 4720.
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1title: Hidden Local User Creation
2id: 7b449a5e-1db5-4dd0-a2dc-4e3a67282538
3status: test
4description: Detects the creation of a local hidden user account which should not happen for event ID 4720.
5references:
6 - https://twitter.com/SBousseaden/status/1387743867663958021
7author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
8date: 2021-05-03
9modified: 2024-01-16
10tags:
11 - attack.persistence
12 - attack.t1136.001
13logsource:
14 product: windows
15 service: security
16detection:
17 selection:
18 EventID: 4720
19 TargetUserName|endswith: '$'
20 filter_main_homegroup:
21 TargetUserName: 'HomeGroupUser$'
22 condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
23falsepositives:
24 - Unknown
25level: high
References
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