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Service StartupType Change Via Sc.EXE

Detect the use of "sc.exe" to change the startup type of a service to "disabled" or "demand"

MITRE ATT&CK

executiondefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \sc.exe
  - OriginalFileName: sc.exe
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - " config "
    - start
  CommandLine|contains:
    - disabled
    - demand
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-08-01

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/38283b775552da8981452941ea74191aa0d203edd3f61fb2dee7b0aea3514955

Tags

attack.executionattack.defense-evasionattack.t1562.001

Raw Content

title: Service StartupType Change Via Sc.EXE
id: 85c312b7-f44d-4a51-a024-d671c40b49fc
status: test
description: Detect the use of "sc.exe" to change the startup type of a service to "disabled" or "demand"
references:
    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/38283b775552da8981452941ea74191aa0d203edd3f61fb2dee7b0aea3514955
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-08-01
modified: 2023-03-04
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1562.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\sc.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'sc.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - ' config '
            - 'start'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'disabled'
            - 'demand'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - False positives may occur with troubleshooting scripts
level: medium