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    Fake computer account created

    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Azure Sentinel@AzureSentinel
    •updated Jun 17, 2025•1•0•38

    'This query detects domain user accounts creation (event ID 4720) where the username ends with $. Accounts that end with $ are normally domain computer accounts and when they are created the event ID 4741 is generated instead. Ref: https://blog.menasec.net/2019/02/threat-hunting-6-hiding-in-plain-sights.html'

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1564 - Hide ArtifactsTA0005 - Defense EvasionT1098 - Account ManipulationT1136 - Create AccountDS0002 - User AccountT1136.002 - Domain AccountT1087.002 - Domain AccountT1078.002 - Domain AccountsDS0026 - Active DirectoryM1015 - Active Directory ConfigurationT1547.014 - Active SetupM1052 - User Account ControlM1036 - Account Use PoliciesTA0003 - PersistenceTA0004 - Privilege EscalationTA0007 - DiscoveryTA0001 - Initial AccessUser Account CreatedWindowsWindows Eventlog Securitykqltactic:DefenseEvasiontechnique:T1564

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