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Remote Windows Service Installed
editRemote Windows Service Installed
editIdentifies a network logon followed by Windows service creation with same LogonId. This could be indicative of lateral movement, but will be noisy if commonly done by administrators."
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-system.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Lateral Movement
- Persistence
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 8.6.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editsequence by winlog.logon.id, host.id with maxspan=1m [authentication where event.action == "logged-in" and winlog.logon.type : "Network" and event.outcome=="success" and source.ip != null and source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"] [iam where event.action == "service-installed" and not winlog.event_data.SubjectLogonId : "0x3e7" and not winlog.event_data.ServiceFileName : ("?:\\Windows\\ADCR_Agent\\adcrsvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\VSSVC.exe", "?:\\Windows\\servicing\\TrustedInstaller.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe", "?:\\Program Files\\*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\PSEXESVC.EXE", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\sppsvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\WmiApSrv.exe", "?:\\WINDOWS\\RemoteAuditService.exe", "?:\\Windows\\VeeamVssSupport\\VeeamGuestHelper.exe", "?:\\Windows\\VeeamLogShipper\\VeeamLogShipper.exe", "?:\\Windows\\CAInvokerService.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\upfc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\AdminArsenal\\PDQ*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\vds.exe", "?:\\Windows\\Veeam\\Backup\\VeeamDeploymentSvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\ProPatches\\Scheduler\\STSchedEx.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\certsrv.exe", "?:\\Windows\\eset-remote-install-service.exe", "?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe", "?:\\Pella Corporation\\OSCToGPAutoService\\OSCToGPAutoSvc.exe", "?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\NwxExeSvc\\NwxExeSvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhostex.exe")]
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
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Technique:
- Name: Remote Services
- ID: T1021
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Create or Modify System Process
- ID: T1543
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/