Analytics BIOC
Low
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A computer account was promoted to DC
A computer account was promoted to a domain controller via a User Account Control (UAC) change.
- Module:
- Identity Analytics
- Data source:
- Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003) Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK techniques: Account Manipulation (T1098) Valid Accounts (T1078)
Attacker's goals:
An attacker may attempt to gain domain administrator privileges.
Investigative actions:
Verify if the domain controller promotion is expected. Check if the computer account is a new account. Confirm this action with the user who performed the change. Follow actions by the account and if it performed a DCSync.
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Day