New User Created Via Net.EXE With Never Expire Option
Detects creation of local users via the net.exe command with the option "never expire"
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unlikely
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| thedfirreport.com/2022/07/11/select-xmrig-from-sqlserver/ | 10from 3 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- b9f0e6f5-09b4-4358-bae4-08408705bd5c
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.persistence
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1