Summary of users created using uncommon/undocumented commandline switches

Summarizes uses of uncommon & undocumented commandline switches to create user accounts. User accounts may be created to achieve persistence on a machine.

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Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Identity Provider Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite SaaS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: securityevents windowssecurityevents
Log source service: securityevent

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Summary of users created using uncommon/undocumented commandline switches

Detection logic

Detection requirements

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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