Sigma rule: Creation of a Local Hidden User Account by Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-651b1d705f08, updated 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Creation of a Local Hidden User Account by Registry
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-05-03
Modified
2025-10-31
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_add_local_hidden_user.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Sysmon registry detection of a local hidden user account.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SAM\SAM\Domains\Account\Users\Names\'
    TargetObject|endswith: '$\(Default)'
    Image|endswith: '\lsass.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1136.001

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/registry/registry_event/registry_event_add_local_hidden_user.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Creation of a Local Hidden User Account by Registry" by Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_add_local_hidden_user.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: Creation of a Local Hidden User Account by Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-651b1d705f08, updated 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/460479f3-80b7-42da-9c43-2cc1d54dbccd (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 460479f3-80b7-42da-9c43-2cc1d54dbccd, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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