Sigma rule: Creation Of A Local User Account

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-cc2d83d46737, updated 2023-02-18T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Creation Of A Local User Account
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-06
Modified
2023-02-18
File
rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_create_account.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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.

Log source

product
macos
category
process_creation

Detection

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

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administration activities

Tags

  • attack.t1136.001
  • attack.persistence

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/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_create_account.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Creation Of A Local User Account" by Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_create_account.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 User Account",
entity page, dataset version ref-cc2d83d46737, updated 2023-02-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/51719bf5-e4fd-4e44-8ba8-b830e7ac0731 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 51719bf5-e4fd-4e44-8ba8-b830e7ac0731, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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