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Enumerating Users without net, Services without sc and Scheduled Tasks without schtasks
Enumerating Windows Domains with rpcclient through SocksProxy == Bypassing Command Line Logging
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Enumerating Users without net, Services without sc and Scheduled Tasks without schtasks
It is possible to use MMC snap-ins to enumerate local users and local groups, services, scheduled tasks, SMB shares and sessions on a system if you have an interactive desktop session on the compromised system either via RDP or if you are simulating an insider threat during a pentest and you are given a company's laptop.

The use of well known lolbins like net, sc and schtasks on a host where an EDR solution is running is risky and may get you caught. Using snap-ins may help evade commandline detections SOC may be relying on.
Of course, marketing department is unlikely to run mmc snap-ins either, so beware :)

Launch mmc.exe, click File > Add\remove snap-in > Local users and Groups:

Same could be done for enumerating services running on the system:
Note that services.msc could give you the same view.

Persistence anyone? Note that taskschd.msc could give you the same view:

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Enumerating Users and Local Groups
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