PowerShell Create Local User

 1title: PowerShell Create Local User
 2id: 243de76f-4725-4f2e-8225-a8a69b15ad61
 3status: test
 4description: Detects creation of a local user via PowerShell
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1136.001/T1136.001.md
 7author: '@ROxPinTeddy'
 8date: 2020/04/11
 9modified: 2022/12/25
10tags:
11    - attack.execution
12    - attack.t1059.001
13    - attack.persistence
14    - attack.t1136.001
15logsource:
16    product: windows
17    category: ps_script
18    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
19detection:
20    selection:
21        ScriptBlockText|contains: 'New-LocalUser'
22    condition: selection
23falsepositives:
24    - Legitimate user creation
25level: medium

References

• atomic-red-team/atomics/T1136.001/T1136.001.md at f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9 · redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  

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