Detection rules › Kusto
Fake computer account created
This query detects domain user accounts creation (event ID 4720) where the username ends with $. Accounts that end with $ are normally domain computer accounts and when they are created the event ID 4741 is generated instead.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4720: A user account was created. |
Rule body
id: c1faf5e8-6958-11ec-90d6-0242ac120003
name: Fake computer account created
description: |
'This query detects domain user accounts creation (event ID 4720) where the username ends with $.
Accounts that end with $ are normally domain computer accounts and when they are created the event ID 4741 is generated instead.'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- DefenseEvasion
relevantTechniques:
- T1564
query: |
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4720 and TargetUserName endswith "$"
| summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTime = max(TimeGenerated) by Computer, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserSid, SubjectLogonId,
TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetAccount, TargetSid, UserPrincipalName
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| project-away DomainIndex
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: SubjectAccount
- identifier: Name
columnName: SubjectUserName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: SubjectDomainName
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Sid
columnName: SubjectUserSid
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: TargetAccount
- identifier: Name
columnName: TargetUserName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: TargetDomainName
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Sid
columnName: TargetSid
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: DnsDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
version: 1.0.4
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Vasileios Paschalidis
support:
tier: Community
categories:
domains: [ "Security - Others" ]
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: source
SecurityEvent
Stage 2: where
| where EventID == 4720 and TargetUserName endswith "$"
Stage 3: summarize
| summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTime = max(TimeGenerated) by Computer, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserSid, SubjectLogonId,
TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetAccount, TargetSid, UserPrincipalName
Stage 4: extend
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
Stage 5: extend
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
HostNameDomain =if
DomainIndex != -1substring(Computer, (DomainIndex + 1))else
ComputerStage 6: project-away
| project-away DomainIndex
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
EventID | eq |
| field:"EventID" kind:eq value:"4720" |
TargetUserName | ends_with |
| field:"TargetUserName" kind:ends_with value:"$" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
Computer | summarize |
EndTime | summarize |
StartTime | summarize |
SubjectAccount | summarize |
SubjectDomainName | summarize |
SubjectLogonId | summarize |
SubjectUserName | summarize |
SubjectUserSid | summarize |
TargetAccount | summarize |
TargetDomainName | summarize |
TargetSid | summarize |
TargetUserName | summarize |
UserPrincipalName | summarize |
HostName | extend |
HostNameDomain | extend |