Sigma rule: Admin User Remote Logon

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-904f6f8cdbac, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Admin User Remote Logon
Status
test
Level
low
Author
juju4
Date
2017-10-29
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_admin_rdp_login.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect remote login by Administrator user (depending on internal pattern).

Log source

product
windows
service
security
definition
Requirements: Identifiable administrators usernames (pattern or special unique character. ex: "Admin-*"), internal policy mandating use only as secondary account

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4624
    LogonType: 10
    AuthenticationPackageName: Negotiate
    TargetUserName|startswith: 'Admin'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrative activity.

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1078.001
  • attack.t1078.002
  • attack.t1078.003
  • car.2016-04-005

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_admin_rdp_login.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Admin User Remote Logon" by juju4 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_admin_rdp_login.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Admin User Remote Logon",
entity page, dataset version ref-904f6f8cdbac, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0f63e1ef-1eb9-4226-9d54-8927ca08520a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0f63e1ef-1eb9-4226-9d54-8927ca08520a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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