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Suspicious Windows ANONYMOUS LOGON Local Account Created — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule 1bbf25b9-8038-4154-a50b-118f2a32be27. Suspicious Windows ANONYMOUS LOGON Local Account Created — Sigma Rule. 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.

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Author: James Pemberton / @4A616D6573. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2019-10-31 / 2022-10-09.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "service": "security"
}

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Source SHA-256: 0fa7466e4a173159464746d4720a958024b15a7507514391d7c45a764d6e14c0

Detection logic

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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: high

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  • Unknown

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