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Windows User Account Creationedit
Identifies attempts to create a Windows User Account. This is sometimes done by attackers to persist or increase access to a system or domain.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-system.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: None (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Persistence
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Skoetting
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
event.module:("system" or "security") and winlog.api:"wineventlog" and
(event.code:"4720" or event.action:"added-user-account")
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Create Account
- ID: T1136
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Local Account
- ID: T1136.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/001/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Domain Account
- ID: T1136.002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/002/