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Account Access Removal

Description from ATT&CK

Adversaries may interrupt availability of system and network resources by inhibiting access to accounts utilized by legitimate users. Accounts may be deleted, locked, or manipulated (ex: changed credentials) to remove access to accounts. Adversaries may also subsequently log off and/or perform a System Shutdown/Reboot to set malicious changes into place.(Citation: CarbonBlack LockerGoga 2019)(Citation: Unit42 LockerGoga 2019)

In Windows, Net utility, Set-LocalUser and Set-ADAccountPassword PowerShell cmdlets may be used by adversaries to modify user accounts. In Linux, the passwd utility may be used to change passwords. Accounts could also be disabled by Group Policy.

Adversaries who use ransomware may first perform this and other Impact behaviors, such as Data Destruction and Defacement, before completing the Data Encrypted for Impact objective.

Atomic Tests

Atomic Test #1 - Change User Password - Windows

Changes the user password to hinder access attempts. Seen in use by LockerGoga. Upon execution, log into the user account "AtomicAdministrator" with the password "HuHuHUHoHo283283".

Supported Platforms: windows

auto_generated_guid: 1b99ef28-f83c-4ec5-8a08-1a56263a5bb2

Inputs:

Name Description Type Default Value
user_account User account whose password will be changed. String AtomicAdministrator
new_user_password Password to use if user account must be created first String User2ChangePW!
new_password New password for the specified account. String HuHuHUHoHo283283@dJD

Attack Commands: Run with command_prompt! Elevation Required (e.g. root or admin)

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net user #{user_account} #{new_user_password} /add
net.exe user #{user_account} #{new_password}

Cleanup Commands:

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net.exe user #{user_account} /delete >nul 2>&1

Atomic Test #2 - Delete User - Windows

Deletes a user account to prevent access. Upon execution, run the command "net user" to verify that the new "AtomicUser" account was deleted.

Supported Platforms: windows

auto_generated_guid: f21a1d7d-a62f-442a-8c3a-2440d43b19e5

Inputs:

Name Description Type Default Value
new_user_password Password to use if user account must be created first String User2DeletePW!
user_account User account to be deleted. String AtomicUser

Attack Commands: Run with command_prompt! Elevation Required (e.g. root or admin)

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net user #{user_account} #{new_user_password} /add
net.exe user #{user_account} /delete

Atomic Test #3 - Remove Account From Domain Admin Group

This test will remove an account from the domain admins group

Supported Platforms: windows

auto_generated_guid: 43f71395-6c37-498e-ab17-897d814a0947

Inputs:

Name Description Type Default Value
super_user Account used to run the execution command (must include domain). String domain\super_user
super_pass super_user account password. String password
remove_user Account to remove from domain admins. String remove_user

Attack Commands: Run with powershell!

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$PWord = ConvertTo-SecureString -String #{super_pass} -AsPlainText -Force
$Credential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList #{super_user}, $PWord
if((Get-ADUser #{remove_user} -Properties memberof).memberof -like "CN=Domain Admins*"){
  Remove-ADGroupMember -Identity "Domain Admins" -Members #{remove_user} -Credential $Credential -Confirm:$False
} else{
    write-host "Error - Make sure #{remove_user} is in the domain admins group" -foregroundcolor Red
}

Dependencies: Run with powershell!

Description: Requires the Active Directory module for powershell to be installed.

Check Prereq Commands:

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if(Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name ActiveDirectory) {exit 0} else {exit 1}

Get Prereq Commands:

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Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0"

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