Suspicious New User Created Through Net.EXE (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious New User Created Through Net.EXE (via process_creation)
id: 1b9516ad-7c79-5a80-8841-8700601790cb
status: stable
description: This rule detects the creation of local users via the net.exe command.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/001/
    - https://eqllib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/analytics/014c3f51-89c6-40f1-ac9c-5688f26090ab.html
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1136.001/T1136.001.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-02-01
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1136.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\net.exe'
              - '\net1.exe'
        - OriginalFileName:
              - 'net.exe'
              - 'net1.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'user'
            - 'add'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium