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Suspicious Service DACL Modification Via Set-Service Cmdlet - PS

Detects usage of the "Set-Service" powershell cmdlet to configure a new SecurityDescriptor that allows a service to be hidden from other utilities such as "sc.exe", "Get-Service"...etc. (Works only in powershell 7)

MITRE ATT&CK

T1574.011

persistencedefense-evasionprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection_sddl_flag:
  ScriptBlockText|contains:
    - "-SecurityDescriptorSddl "
    - "-sd "
selection_set_service:
  ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
    - "Set-Service "
    - D;;
  ScriptBlockText|contains:
    - ;;;IU
    - ;;;SU
    - ;;;BA
    - ;;;SY
    - ;;;WD
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-10-24

Data Sources

windowsps_script

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1574.011

Raw Content

title: Suspicious Service DACL Modification Via Set-Service Cmdlet - PS
id: 22d80745-6f2c-46da-826b-77adaededd74
related:
    - id: a95b9b42-1308-4735-a1af-abb1c5e6f5ac
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detects usage of the "Set-Service" powershell cmdlet to configure a new SecurityDescriptor that allows a service to be hidden from other utilities such as "sc.exe", "Get-Service"...etc. (Works only in powershell 7)
references:
    - https://twitter.com/Alh4zr3d/status/1580925761996828672
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-service?view=powershell-7.2
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-10-24
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1574.011
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
    selection_sddl_flag:
        ScriptBlockText|contains:
            - '-SecurityDescriptorSddl '
            - '-sd '
    selection_set_service:
        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
            - 'Set-Service '
            - 'D;;'
        ScriptBlockText|contains:
            - ';;;IU'
            - ';;;SU'
            - ';;;BA'
            - ';;;SY'
            - ';;;WD'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Rare intended use of hidden services
    - Rare FP could occur due to the non linearity of the ScriptBlockText log
level: high