SigmaHQ/rules/windows/builtin/win_account_discovery.yml

title: AD Privileged Users or Groups Reconnaissance
description: Detect priv users or groups recon based on 4661 eventid and known privileged users or groups SIDs
references:
    - https://blog.menasec.net/2019/02/threat-hunting-5-detecting-enumeration.html
tags:
    - attack.account_discovery
    - attack.t1087
status: experimental
author: Samir Bousseaden
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
    definition: 'Requirements: enable Object Access SAM on your Domain Controllers'
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4661
        ObjectType:
        - 'SAM_USER'
        - 'SAM_GROUP'
        ObjectName:
         - '*-512'
         - '*-502'
         - '*-500'
         - '*-505'
         - '*-519'
         - '*-520'
         - '*-544'
         - '*-551'
         - '*-555'
         - '*admin*'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - if source account name is not an admin then its super suspicious
level: high