Remote Windows Service Installed

Identifies 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.*
logs-windows.*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References: None

Tags:

Elastic
Host
Windows
Threat Detection
Lateral Movement
Persistence

Version: 3

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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sequence by winlog.logon.id, winlog.computer_name 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")]

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
Technique:
- Name: Remote Services
- ID: T1021
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/
Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
Technique:
- Name: Create or Modify System Process
- ID: T1543
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Windows Service
- ID: T1543.003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/003/

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