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), CreatedUserAccountName = TargetUserName, CreatedUserDomainName = TargetDomainName, CreatedUserSid = TargetSid, 
    AccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectAccount, CreatedByAccountName = SubjectUserName, CreatedByDomainName = SubjectDomainName, 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 SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName)
    | extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
    | extend TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName) 
    | 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), CreatedUserAccountName = TargetUserName, CreatedUserDomainName = TargetDomainName, CreatedUserSid = TargetSid, 
    AccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectAccount, CreatedByAccountName = SubjectUserName, CreatedByDomainName = SubjectDomainName, SidofAccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectUserSid
    )
  )
| join kind=inner
(
  (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, AddedByAccountName = SubjectUserName, AddedByDomainName = SubjectDomainName,
    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 SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = 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, AddedByAccountName = SubjectUserName, AddedByDomainName = SubjectDomainName,
    CreatedUserSid = MemberSid
    )
  )
)
on CreatedUserSid
//Create User first, then the add to the group.
| project Computer, CreatedUserTime, CreatedUserEventID, CreatedUserActivity, CreatedUser, CreatedUserSid, CreatedUserAccountName, CreatedUserDomainName,
GroupAddTime, GroupAddEventID, GroupAddActivity, GroupName, GroupSid,
AccountUsedToCreateUser, SidofAccountUsedToCreateUser, CreatedByAccountName, CreatedByDomainName, 
AccountThatAddedUser, SIDofAccountThatAddedUser, AddedByAccountName, AddedByDomainName
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| project-away DomainIndex

queryPeriod: 1d
version: 1.2.1
triggerThreshold: 0
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
- T1078
metadata:
  source:
    kind: Community
  author:
    name: Microsoft Security Research
  support:
    tier: Community
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
    - Identity
triggerOperator: gt
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: AccountUsedToCreateUser
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: CreatedByAccountName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: CreatedByDomainName
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: AccountThatAddedUser
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AddedByAccountName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: AddedByDomainName
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: CreatedUser
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: CreatedUserAccountName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: CreatedUserDomainName
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Sid
    columnName: CreatedUserSid
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: Computer
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
  entityType: Host
query: |
  (union isfuzzy=true
      (SecurityEvent
      | where EventID == 4720
      | where AccountType == "User"
      | project CreatedUserTime = TimeGenerated, CreatedUserEventID = EventID, CreatedUserActivity = Activity, Computer = toupper(Computer), 
      CreatedUser = tolower(TargetAccount), CreatedUserAccountName = TargetUserName, CreatedUserDomainName = TargetDomainName, CreatedUserSid = TargetSid, 
      AccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectAccount, CreatedByAccountName = SubjectUserName, CreatedByDomainName = SubjectDomainName, 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 SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName)
      | extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
      | extend TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName) 
      | 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), CreatedUserAccountName = TargetUserName, CreatedUserDomainName = TargetDomainName, CreatedUserSid = TargetSid, 
      AccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectAccount, CreatedByAccountName = SubjectUserName, CreatedByDomainName = SubjectDomainName, SidofAccountUsedToCreateUser = SubjectUserSid
      )
    )
  | join kind=inner
  (
    (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, AddedByAccountName = SubjectUserName, AddedByDomainName = SubjectDomainName,
      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 SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = 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, AddedByAccountName = SubjectUserName, AddedByDomainName = SubjectDomainName,
      CreatedUserSid = MemberSid
      )
    )
  )
  on CreatedUserSid
  //Create User first, then the add to the group.
  | project Computer, CreatedUserTime, CreatedUserEventID, CreatedUserActivity, CreatedUser, CreatedUserSid, CreatedUserAccountName, CreatedUserDomainName,
  GroupAddTime, GroupAddEventID, GroupAddActivity, GroupName, GroupSid,
  AccountUsedToCreateUser, SidofAccountUsedToCreateUser, CreatedByAccountName, CreatedByDomainName, 
  AccountThatAddedUser, SIDofAccountThatAddedUser, AddedByAccountName, AddedByDomainName
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
  | project-away DomainIndex  
name: New user created and added to the built-in administrators group
queryFrequency: 1d
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
- connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvents
- connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
  dataTypes:
  - WindowsEvent
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.'  
kind: Scheduled
id: aa1eff90-29d4-49dc-a3ea-b65199f516db
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/UserCreatedAddedToBuiltinAdmins_1d.yaml
tactics:
- Persistence
- PrivilegeEscalation
severity: Low

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  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
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      "apiVersion": "2023-02-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/aa1eff90-29d4-49dc-a3ea-b65199f516db')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/aa1eff90-29d4-49dc-a3ea-b65199f516db')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "aa1eff90-29d4-49dc-a3ea-b65199f516db",
        "customDetails": null,
        "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",
        "displayName": "New user created and added to the built-in administrators group",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "AccountUsedToCreateUser",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "CreatedByAccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "CreatedByDomainName",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "AccountThatAddedUser",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AddedByAccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AddedByDomainName",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "CreatedUser",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "CreatedUserAccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "CreatedUserDomainName",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "CreatedUserSid",
                "identifier": "Sid"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Computer",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostNameDomain",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/UserCreatedAddedToBuiltinAdmins_1d.yaml",
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        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "Low",
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
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        "triggerThreshold": 0
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