1200KM / simulation
T1136.002 Domain Account — Attack Simulation
Adversaries may create a domain account to maintain access to victim systems. Domain accounts are those managed by Active Directory Domain Services where access and permissions are configured across systems and services that are part of that domain. Domain accounts can cover user, administrator, and service accounts. With a sufficient level of access, the net user /add /domain command can be used to create a domain account. Such accounts may be…
Technique description
Adversaries may create a domain account to maintain access to victim systems. Domain accounts are those managed by Active Directory Domain Services where access and permissions are configured across systems and services that are part of that domain. Domain accounts can cover user, administrator, and service accounts. With a sufficient level of access, the net user /add /domain command can be used to create a domain account. Such accounts may be…
At least one platform-compatible Atomic procedure is documented. Individual review, lab prerequisites, and validation remain required.
Official ATT&CK definition · Detection rules and anomaly models
Documented simulation candidates
- Active Directory Create Admin Account
Procedure 562aa072-524e-459a-ba2b-91f1afccf5ab; elevation not declared required; cleanup present, not reviewed. Not executed or individually validated.
- Create a new Domain Account using PowerShell
Procedure 5a3497a4-1568-4663-b12a-d4a5ed70c7d7; elevation not declared required; cleanup present, not reviewed. Not executed or individually validated.
- Active Directory Create User Account (Non-elevated)
Procedure 8c992cb3-a46e-4fd5-b005-b1bab185af31; elevation not declared required; cleanup present, not reviewed. Not executed or individually validated.
- Create a new account similar to ANONYMOUS LOGON
Procedure dc7726d2-8ccb-4cc6-af22-0d5afb53a548; elevation not declared required; cleanup present, not reviewed. Not executed or individually validated.
- Create a new Windows domain admin user
Procedure fcec2963-9951-4173-9bfa-98d8b7834e62; elevation not declared required; cleanup present, not reviewed. Not executed or individually validated.
Connected ecosystem references
Linked tags
Detection and collection
Attack tools
Threat actor context
These are explicit actor-to-technique associations in the existing Threat Matrix snapshot, not attribution of an event or proof that a detector identifies the actor. No tool-to-actor relationship is inferred.
Existing research
Pinned research references. No browser attack runner, live simulation result or validated detector is asserted. Source mappings and validation limits are preserved. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.