Sigma rule: PsExec Service File Creation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-17cc6e3adfaf, updated 2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PsExec Service File Creation
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2017-06-12
Modified
2022-10-26
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_sysinternals_psexec_service.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects default PsExec service filename which indicates PsExec service installation and execution

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|endswith: '\PSEXESVC.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1569.002
  • attack.s0029

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_sysinternals_psexec_service.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PsExec Service File Creation" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_sysinternals_psexec_service.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: PsExec Service File Creation",
entity page, dataset version ref-17cc6e3adfaf, updated 2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/259e5a6a-b8d2-4c38-86e2-26c5e651361d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 259e5a6a-b8d2-4c38-86e2-26c5e651361d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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