4720
A user account was created
- Log: Security
- Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
- Account changes
- Info
What it means
A new user account was created. Subject shows who created it.
Why it matters
Unexpected new accounts are a common way attackers keep access.
What to do
- Match new accounts against HR onboarding or tickets.
- Alert on accounts created outside business hours.
Find it with PowerShell
Get-WinEvent -MaxEvents 20 -FilterHashtable @{
LogName = 'Security'; Id = 4720
} | Select-Object TimeCreated, ProviderName, MessageAdd -ComputerName SERVER to query another machine. Other event sources can reuse the same ID number, so check the ProviderName column.
Source
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