title: Password Change on Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM) Account
id: 53ad8e36-f573-46bf-97e4-15ba5bf4bb51
related:
    - id: b61e87c0-50db-4b2e-8986-6a2be94b33b0
      type: similar
status: stable
description: |
    Detects potential attempts made to set the Directory Services Restore Mode administrator password.
    The Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM) account is a local administrator account on Domain Controllers.
    Attackers may change the password in order to obtain persistence.
references:
    - https://adsecurity.org/?p=1714
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4794
author: Thomas Patzke
date: 2017-02-19
modified: 2020-08-23
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1098
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4794
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Initial installation of a domain controller.
level: high