Detection rules › Kusto
DEV-0270 New User Creation
The following query tries to detect creation of a new user using a known DEV-0270 username/password schema
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence |
Telemetry coverage
Rule body
id: 7965f0be-c039-4d18-8ee8-9a6add8aecf3
name: DEV-0270 New User Creation
description: |
'The following query tries to detect creation of a new user using a known DEV-0270 username/password schema'
severity: High
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
- connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
dataTypes:
- DeviceProcessEvents
queryFrequency: 6h
queryPeriod: 6h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
status: Available
tactics:
- Persistence
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
tags:
- Dev-0270
query: |
(union isfuzzy=true
(SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4688
| where CommandLine has_all ('net user', '/add')
| parse CommandLine with * "user " username " "*
| extend password = extract(@"\buser\s+[^\s]+\s+([^\s]+)", 1, CommandLine)
| where username in('DefaultAccount') or password in('P@ssw0rd1234', '_AS_@1394')
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Account, AccountDomain, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type
),
(DeviceProcessEvents
| where InitiatingProcessCommandLine has_all('net user', '/add')
| parse InitiatingProcessCommandLine with * "user " username " "*
| extend password = extract(@"\buser\s+[^\s]+\s+([^\s]+)", 1, InitiatingProcessCommandLine)
| where username in('DefaultAccount') or password in('P@ssw0rd1234', '_AS_@1394')
| extend Account = strcat(InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, @'\', InitiatingProcessAccountName), Computer = DeviceName
)
)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[0])
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Account
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: AccountNTDomain
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: DnsDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
version: 1.0.3
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: union
union of 2 branches
Stage 2: source
SecurityEvent
Stage 3: where
| where EventID == 4688
Stage 4: where
| where CommandLine has_all ('net user', '/add')
Stage 5: parse
| parse CommandLine with * "user " username " "*
Stage 6: extend
| extend password = extract(@"\buser\s+[^\s]+\s+([^\s]+)", 1, CommandLine)
Stage 7: where
| where username in('DefaultAccount') or password in('P@ssw0rd1234', '_AS_@1394')
Stage 8: project
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Account, AccountDomain, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type
Stage 9: source
DeviceProcessEvents
Stage 10: where
| where InitiatingProcessCommandLine has_all('net user', '/add')
Stage 11: parse
| parse InitiatingProcessCommandLine with * "user " username " "*
Stage 12: extend
| extend password = extract(@"\buser\s+[^\s]+\s+([^\s]+)", 1, InitiatingProcessCommandLine)
Stage 13: where
| where username in('DefaultAccount') or password in('P@ssw0rd1234', '_AS_@1394')
Stage 14: extend (4 consecutive steps)
| extend Account = strcat(InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, @'\', InitiatingProcessAccountName), Computer = DeviceName
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match |
EventID | eq |
| field:"EventID" kind:eq value:"4688" |
InitiatingProcessCommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match |
password | in |
| field:"password" kind:in |
username | in |
| field:"username" kind:in value:"DefaultAccount" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
Account | extend |
AccountDomain | project |
Activity | project |
CommandLine | project |
Computer | extend |
EventID | project |
EventSourceName | project |
ProcessName | project |
ProcessNameFullPath | project |
TimeGenerated | project |
Type | project |
password | extend |
DomainIndex | extend |
HostName | extend |
HostNameDomain | extend |
AccountNTDomain | extend |
AccountName | extend |