Netskope Threat Labs

AddUser

ATP Sandbox Adv. HeuristicsAV

This generic detection identifies attempts to create unauthorized user accounts on infected systems, a persistence technique cyberattackers use to maintain access.

First seen
May 2022
Last seen
September 2026
Alert Name
Application.HackTool.AddUser.A
BAT.AddUser.A
Script-PHP.Trojan.AddUser
Text.Trojan.AddUser
Win32.Trojan.AddUser
Win64.Trojan.AddUser