win:security 4742
A computer account was changed.
- Log source
- Windows Security event log
- Host type
- Windows (workstation, member server, domain controller)
- How to enable
- Advanced Audit Policy: Account Management > Audit Computer Account Management
- Audit category
- Account Management
- Audit subcategory
- Audit Computer Account Management
- Tier, host type
- Recommended
- Techniques
- 0
- Rules depending on it
- Splunk 6, Sigma 1
Why this tier
DISA STIG (dc); Microsoft audit baseline (dc)
By role
| Role | Tier | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Windows domain controller | Recommended | DISA STIG (dc); Microsoft audit baseline (dc) |
Techniques it helps detect
No ATT&CK analytic names this event. Its standing comes from the standards and rules below.
Rules that depend on it
Splunk 6
Sigma 1
- Possible DC Shadow Attack by Ilyas Ochkov, oscd.community, Chakib Gzenayi (@Chak092), Hosni Mribah
Standards and guidance naming it
| Requirement | Relation | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| OMB M-26-14: Infrastructure changesAppendix B item 5(5) | Supports an activity | our analysis: computer account changed |
| DISA STIG: Advanced audit policy requirementsMicrosoft Windows Server 2022 V2R11 | Names this event | WN22-DC-000230 (dc): Audit Computer Account Management Success |
| DISA STIG: Advanced audit policy requirementsMicrosoft Windows Server 2019 V3R9 (2026-07-10) | Names this event | WN19-DC-000230 (dc): Audit Computer Account Management Success |
| DISA STIG: Advanced audit policy requirementsMicrosoft Windows Server 2025 V1R1 (2026-02-27) | Names this event | WN25-DC-000230 (dc): Audit Computer Account Management Success |
| Microsoft: Events to monitor with potential criticalityAppendix L: Events to Monitor (Windows Server AD DS best practices) | Names this event | potential criticality Low: A computer account was changed. |