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HackTool Service Registration or Execution

Detects installation or execution of services

MITRE ATT&CK

execution

Detection Query

selection_eid:
  Provider_Name: Service Control Manager
  EventID:
    - 7045
    - 7036
selection_service_name:
  ServiceName|contains:
    - cachedump
    - DumpSvc
    - gsecdump
    - pwdump
    - UACBypassedService
    - WCE SERVICE
    - WCESERVICE
    - winexesvc
selection_service_image:
  ImagePath|contains: bypass
condition: selection_eid and 1 of selection_service_*

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-03-21

Data Sources

windowssystem

Platforms

windows

References

Internal Research

Tags

attack.executionattack.t1569.002attack.s0029

Raw Content

title: HackTool Service Registration or Execution
id: d26ce60c-2151-403c-9a42-49420d87b5e4
status: test
description: Detects installation or execution of services
references:
    - Internal Research
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-03-21
modified: 2023-08-07
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1569.002
    - attack.s0029
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: system
detection:
    selection_eid:
        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
        EventID:
            - 7045
            - 7036
    selection_service_name:
        ServiceName|contains:
            - 'cachedump'
            - 'DumpSvc'
            - 'gsecdump'
            - 'pwdump'
            - 'UACBypassedService'
            - 'WCE SERVICE'
            - 'WCESERVICE'
            - 'winexesvc'
    selection_service_image:
        ImagePath|contains: 'bypass' # https://gist.github.com/tyranid/c24cfd1bd141d14d4925043ee7e03c82#file-scmuacbypass-cpp-L159
    condition: selection_eid and 1 of selection_service_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high