LoFP LoFP / administrators often leverage net.exe to create admin accounts.

Techniques

Sample rules

Windows Create Local Administrator Account Via Net

Description

The following analytic detects the creation of a local administrator account using the “net.exe” command. It leverages Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) data to identify processes named “net.exe” with the “/add” parameter and keywords related to administrator accounts. This activity is significant as it may indicate an attacker attempting to gain persistent access or escalate privileges. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or further system compromise. Review the process details, user context, and related artifacts to determine the legitimacy of the activity.

Detection logic


| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Processes
  WHERE `process_net`
    AND
    Processes.process=*/add*
    AND
    Processes.process IN ("*administrators*", "*administratoren*", "*administrateurs*", "*administrador*", "*amministratori*", "*administratorer*", "*Rendszergazda*", "*Администратор*", "*Administratör*")
  BY Processes.action Processes.dest Processes.original_file_name
     Processes.parent_process Processes.parent_process_exec Processes.parent_process_guid
     Processes.parent_process_id Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process_path
     Processes.process Processes.process_exec Processes.process_guid
     Processes.process_hash Processes.process_id Processes.process_integrity_level
     Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.user
     Processes.user_id Processes.vendor_product

| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)`

| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`

| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`

| `windows_create_local_administrator_account_via_net_filter`