User created
mediumWindowsSingle eventstablewindows.account.user_created · v1.0.0
Detects creation of a local account (Security 4720).
What it detects
Detects creation of a local account (Security 4720). Attackers create local accounts to keep access that survives credential resets.
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- T1136.001Create Account: Local Account· Persistence
False positives and triage
Helpdesk provisioning creates accounts legitimately. Verify the creating account and whether a ticket/change record exists.
The rule
Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 70%. Source: rules/windows/local_user_created.yaml, licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
id: windows.account.user_created
version: 1.0.0
status: stable
severity: medium
confidence: 0.7
platforms: [windows]
mitre_techniques: [T1136.001]
description: |
Detects creation of a local account (Security 4720). Attackers create local accounts to
keep access that survives credential resets.
match:
event_category: account
event_action: user_created
false_positive_guidance: |
Helpdesk provisioning creates accounts legitimately. Verify the creating account and
whether a ticket/change record exists.
Related detections
Run this rule on your own logs — offline
KIROSEC runs this rule and the rest of the library over Windows, Linux, macOS and cloud audit logs on the analyst's own machine. Every alert links to the events that raised it, and nothing leaves the device.