New user created and added to the built-in administrators group

(union isfuzzy=true
(SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4720
| where AccountType == "User"
| project CreatedUserTime = TimeGenerated, CreatedUserEventID = EventID, CreatedUserActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), 
CreatedUser = tolower(TargetAccount), CreatedUserSid = TargetSid, AccountUsedToCreateUser = strcat(SubjectAccount), SidofAccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectUserSid
),
(WindowsEvent
| where EventID == 4720
| extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
| extend AccountType=case(EventData.SubjectUserName endswith "$" or SubjectUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(SubjectUserSid), "", "User")
| where AccountType == "User"
| extend SubjectAccount = strcat(tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName),"\\", tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName))
| extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend Activity="4720 - A user account was created."
| extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)
| project CreatedUserTime = TimeGenerated, CreatedUserEventID = EventID, CreatedUserActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), 
CreatedUser = tolower(TargetAccount), CreatedUserSid = TargetSid, AccountUsedToCreateUser = strcat(SubjectAccount), SidofAccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectUserSid
))
| join ((union isfuzzy=true
(SecurityEvent 
| where AccountType == "User"
// 4732 - A member was added to a security-enabled local group
| where EventID == 4732
// TargetSid is the builin Admins group: S-1-5-32-544
| where TargetSid == "S-1-5-32-544"
| project GroupAddTime = TimeGenerated, GroupAddEventID = EventID, GroupAddActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), GroupName = tolower(TargetAccount), 
GroupSid = TargetSid, AccountThatAddedUser = SubjectAccount, SIDofAccountThatAddedUser = SubjectUserSid, CreatedUserSid = MemberSid
),
(  WindowsEvent 
// 4732 - A member was added to a security-enabled local group
| where EventID == 4732 and EventData has "S-1-5-32-544"
//TargetSid is the builin Admins group: S-1-5-32-544
| extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
| extend AccountType=case(EventData.SubjectUserName endswith "$" or SubjectUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(SubjectUserSid), "", "User")
| where AccountType == "User"
| extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)
| where TargetSid == "S-1-5-32-544"
| extend SubjectAccount = strcat(tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName),"\\", tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName))
| extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend Activity="4732 - A member was added to a security-enabled local group."
| extend MemberSid = tostring(EventData.MemberSid)
| project GroupAddTime = TimeGenerated, GroupAddEventID = EventID, GroupAddActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), GroupName = tolower(TargetAccount), 
GroupSid = TargetSid, AccountThatAddedUser = SubjectAccount, SIDofAccountThatAddedUser = SubjectUserSid, CreatedUserSid = MemberSid)
))
on CreatedUserSid
//Create User first, then the add to the group.
| project Computer, CreatedUserTime, CreatedUserEventID, CreatedUserActivity, CreatedUser, CreatedUserSid, GroupAddTime, GroupAddEventID, 
GroupAddActivity, AccountUsedToCreateUser, GroupName, GroupSid, AccountThatAddedUser, SIDofAccountThatAddedUser 
| extend timestamp = CreatedUserTime, AccountCustomEntity = CreatedUser, HostCustomEntity = Computer

triggerOperator: gt
version: 1.1.3
query: |
  (union isfuzzy=true
  (SecurityEvent
  | where EventID == 4720
  | where AccountType == "User"
  | project CreatedUserTime = TimeGenerated, CreatedUserEventID = EventID, CreatedUserActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), 
  CreatedUser = tolower(TargetAccount), CreatedUserSid = TargetSid, AccountUsedToCreateUser = strcat(SubjectAccount), SidofAccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectUserSid
  ),
  (WindowsEvent
  | where EventID == 4720
  | extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
  | extend AccountType=case(EventData.SubjectUserName endswith "$" or SubjectUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(SubjectUserSid), "", "User")
  | where AccountType == "User"
  | extend SubjectAccount = strcat(tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName),"\\", tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName))
  | extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
  | extend Activity="4720 - A user account was created."
  | extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)
  | project CreatedUserTime = TimeGenerated, CreatedUserEventID = EventID, CreatedUserActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), 
  CreatedUser = tolower(TargetAccount), CreatedUserSid = TargetSid, AccountUsedToCreateUser = strcat(SubjectAccount), SidofAccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectUserSid
  ))
  | join ((union isfuzzy=true
  (SecurityEvent 
  | where AccountType == "User"
  // 4732 - A member was added to a security-enabled local group
  | where EventID == 4732
  // TargetSid is the builin Admins group: S-1-5-32-544
  | where TargetSid == "S-1-5-32-544"
  | project GroupAddTime = TimeGenerated, GroupAddEventID = EventID, GroupAddActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), GroupName = tolower(TargetAccount), 
  GroupSid = TargetSid, AccountThatAddedUser = SubjectAccount, SIDofAccountThatAddedUser = SubjectUserSid, CreatedUserSid = MemberSid
  ),
  (  WindowsEvent 
  // 4732 - A member was added to a security-enabled local group
  | where EventID == 4732 and EventData has "S-1-5-32-544"
  //TargetSid is the builin Admins group: S-1-5-32-544
  | extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
  | extend AccountType=case(EventData.SubjectUserName endswith "$" or SubjectUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(SubjectUserSid), "", "User")
  | where AccountType == "User"
  | extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)
  | where TargetSid == "S-1-5-32-544"
  | extend SubjectAccount = strcat(tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName),"\\", tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName))
  | extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
  | extend Activity="4732 - A member was added to a security-enabled local group."
  | extend MemberSid = tostring(EventData.MemberSid)
  | project GroupAddTime = TimeGenerated, GroupAddEventID = EventID, GroupAddActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), GroupName = tolower(TargetAccount), 
  GroupSid = TargetSid, AccountThatAddedUser = SubjectAccount, SIDofAccountThatAddedUser = SubjectUserSid, CreatedUserSid = MemberSid)
  ))
  on CreatedUserSid
  //Create User first, then the add to the group.
  | project Computer, CreatedUserTime, CreatedUserEventID, CreatedUserActivity, CreatedUser, CreatedUserSid, GroupAddTime, GroupAddEventID, 
  GroupAddActivity, AccountUsedToCreateUser, GroupName, GroupSid, AccountThatAddedUser, SIDofAccountThatAddedUser 
  | extend timestamp = CreatedUserTime, AccountCustomEntity = CreatedUser, HostCustomEntity = Computer  
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: AccountCustomEntity
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: CreatedUserSid
    identifier: Sid
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: HostCustomEntity
    identifier: FullName
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/UserCreatedAddedToBuiltinAdmins_1d.yaml
queryFrequency: 1d
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
- connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvents
- connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
  dataTypes:
  - WindowsEvent
metadata:
  source:
    kind: Community
  author:
    name: Shain
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
    - Identity
  support:
    tier: Community
name: New user created and added to the built-in administrators group
queryPeriod: 1d
severity: Low
kind: Scheduled
tactics:
- Persistence
- PrivilegeEscalation
id: aa1eff90-29d4-49dc-a3ea-b65199f516db
description: |
  'Identifies when a user account was created and then added to the builtin Administrators group in the same day.
  This should be monitored closely and all additions reviewed.'  
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
- T1078
triggerThreshold: 0

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  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
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      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
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      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/aa1eff90-29d4-49dc-a3ea-b65199f516db')]",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/aa1eff90-29d4-49dc-a3ea-b65199f516db')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
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        "description": "'Identifies when a user account was created and then added to the builtin Administrators group in the same day.\nThis should be monitored closely and all additions reviewed.'\n",
        "severity": "Low",
        "enabled": true,
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          "T1078"
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        "customDetails": null,
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              {
                "columnName": "AccountCustomEntity",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "CreatedUserSid",
                "identifier": "Sid"
              }
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            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "HostCustomEntity",
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