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Service StartupType Change Via PowerShell Set-Service

Detects the use of the PowerShell "Set-Service" cmdlet to change the startup type of a service to "disabled" or "manual"

MITRE ATT&CK

T1562.001
executiondefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \powershell.exe
  - OriginalFileName: PowerShell.EXE
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - Set-Service
    - -StartupType
  CommandLine|contains:
    - Disabled
    - Manual
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-03-04

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.executionattack.defense-evasionattack.t1562.001
Raw Content
title: Service StartupType Change Via PowerShell Set-Service
id: 62b20d44-1546-4e61-afce-8e175eb9473c
status: test
description: Detects the use of the PowerShell "Set-Service" cmdlet to change the startup type of a service to "disabled" or "manual"
references:
    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/38283b775552da8981452941ea74191aa0d203edd3f61fb2dee7b0aea3514955
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-03-04
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1562.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\powershell.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'PowerShell.EXE'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'Set-Service'
            - '-StartupType'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'Disabled'
            - 'Manual'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - False positives may occur with troubleshooting scripts
level: medium