Detectionlowtest

Creation Of A Local User Account

Detects the creation of a new user account. Such accounts may be used for persistence that do not require persistent remote access tools to be deployed on the system.

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Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.communityCreated Tue Oct 06Updated Sat Feb 1851719bf5-e4fd-4e44-8ba8-b830e7ac0731macos

Log Source

macOSProcess Creation

ProductmacOS← raw: macos

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection_dscl:
        Image|endswith: '/dscl'
        CommandLine|contains: 'create'
    selection_sysadminctl:
        Image|endswith: '/sysadminctl'
        CommandLine|contains: 'addUser'
    condition: 1 of selection_*