Account set to active via Net.exe (Windows Event Log)

id: '8622.11071'
title: Account set to active via Net.exe
description: 'Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a default or disabled
  account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation,
  or Defense Evasion. Default accounts are those that are built-into an OS, such as
  the Guest or Administrator accounts on Windows systems. -- Threat Actor Association:
  Unfading Sea Haze - Software Association: RansomHub -- Atomics T1078.001 Test#1
  Atomics T1078.001 Test#2 Atomics T1564 Test#2'
logic_format: Splunk
logic: '`get_endpoint_data` `get_endpoint_data_winevent` (TERM(EventCode=4688) OR
  "EventID>4688<") ("/active:yes" OR "/active:y") | table _time, host, user, signature_id,
  process, process_*, parent_process_*, src_ip, dest_ip, dest_port `group_events("host",
  1)` '
techniques:
- privilege-escalation:valid accounts:default accounts
- persistence:account manipulation
- defense-evasion:valid accounts:default accounts
- persistence:valid accounts:default accounts
technique_id:
- T1078.001
- T1098
data_category:
- Windows event logs
- Process command-line parameters
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1078.001/T1078.001.md