Suspicious Windows ANONYMOUS LOGON Local Account Created
Detects the creation of suspicious accounts similar to ANONYMOUS LOGON, such as using additional spaces. Created as an covering detection for exclusion of Logon Type 3 from ANONYMOUS LOGON accounts.
Detection logic
selection
EventID: 4720
SamAccountName|contains|all:
- ANONYMOUS
- LOGONCondition
selectionRaw YAML
title: Suspicious Windows ANONYMOUS LOGON Local Account Created
id: 1bbf25b9-8038-4154-a50b-118f2a32be27
status: test
description: Detects the creation of suspicious accounts similar to ANONYMOUS LOGON, such as using additional spaces. Created as an covering detection for exclusion of Logon Type 3 from ANONYMOUS LOGON accounts.
references:
- https://twitter.com/SBousseaden/status/1189469425482829824
author: James Pemberton / @4A616D6573
date: 2019-10-31
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1136.001
- attack.t1136.002
logsource:
product: windows
service: security
detection:
selection:
EventID: 4720
SamAccountName|contains|all:
- 'ANONYMOUS'
- 'LOGON'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: highFalse positives
- Unknown
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