Query Details

Local Group Creation

Query

# Local Group Created

## Query Information

#### Description
This query lists all the local groups that have been created, this is done by listing all SecurityGroupCreated events and filtering all group creations on Domain Controllers. The GroupDomainName can be used to identify on which device the group has been created.

#### Risk
Local groups can be created in order to evade AD Group requirements and control measures.

#### References
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/get-localgroup?view=powershell-5.1

## Defender For Endpoint
```KQL
let AllDomainControllers =
    DeviceNetworkEvents
    | where LocalPort == 88
    | where LocalIPType == "FourToSixMapping"
    | summarize make_set(DeviceId);
DeviceEvents
| where ActionType == "SecurityGroupCreated"
| where not(DeviceId in (AllDomainControllers))
| extend Details = parse_json(AdditionalFields)
| extend
    GroupName = tostring(Details.GroupName),
    GroupDomainName = tostring(Details.GroupDomainName),
    GroupSid = tostring(Details.GroupSid)
| join kind=inner (DeviceInfo
    | where Timestamp > ago(30d)
    | summarize arg_max(Timestamp, *) by DeviceId
    | project DeviceId, OSPlatform, DeviceType)
    on DeviceId
| project Timestamp, DeviceId, DeviceName, GroupName, GroupDomainName, GroupSid, OSPlatform, DeviceType, ReportId
```
## Sentinel
```KQL
let AllDomainControllers =
    DeviceNetworkEvents
    | where LocalPort == 88
    | where LocalIPType == "FourToSixMapping"
    | summarize make_set(DeviceId);
DeviceEvents
| where ActionType == "SecurityGroupCreated"
| where not(DeviceId in (AllDomainControllers))
| extend Details = parse_json(AdditionalFields)
| extend
    GroupName = tostring(Details.GroupName),
    GroupDomainName = tostring(Details.GroupDomainName),
    GroupSid = tostring(Details.GroupSid)
| join kind=inner (DeviceInfo
    | where TimeGenerated > ago(30d)
    | summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by DeviceId
    | project DeviceId, OSPlatform, DeviceType)
    on DeviceId
| project TimeGenerated, DeviceId, DeviceName, GroupName, GroupDomainName, GroupSid, OSPlatform, DeviceType, ReportId
```

Explanation

This query lists all the local groups that have been created. It filters out group creations on Domain Controllers and uses the GroupDomainName to identify on which device the group was created. The purpose of this query is to identify any local groups that may have been created to evade AD Group requirements and control measures.

Details

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Bert-Jan Pals

Released: October 28, 2023

Tables

DeviceNetworkEventsDeviceEventsDeviceInfo

Keywords

LocalGroupCreated,Devices

Operators

wheresummarizenotextendparse_jsonjoinproject

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