Sigma rule: PowerShell Scripts Installed as Services - Security

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a37831bfef81, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PowerShell Scripts Installed as Services - Security
Status
test
Level
high
Author
oscd.community, Natalia Shornikova
Date
2020-10-06
Modified
2022-11-29
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_powershell_script_installed_as_service.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects powershell script installed as a Service

Log source

product
windows
service
security
definition
The 'System Security Extension' audit subcategory need to be enabled to log the EID 4697

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4697
    ServiceFileName|contains:
        - 'powershell'
        - 'pwsh'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1569.002

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/builtin/security/win_security_powershell_script_installed_as_service.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PowerShell Scripts Installed as Services - Security" by oscd.community, Natalia Shornikova (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_powershell_script_installed_as_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: PowerShell Scripts Installed as Services - Security",
entity page, dataset version ref-a37831bfef81, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2a926e6a-4b81-4011-8a96-e36cc8c04302 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2a926e6a-4b81-4011-8a96-e36cc8c04302, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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