Sigma rule: Service Installation in Suspicious Folder

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-974d6d64c27a, updated 2024-01-18T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Service Installation in Suspicious Folder
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
pH-T (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-03-18
Modified
2024-01-18
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_susp_service_installation_folder.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects service installation in suspicious folder appdata

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID: 7045
    ImagePath|contains:
        - '\AppData\'
        - '\\\\127.0.0.1'
        - '\\\\localhost'
filter_optional_zoom:
    ServiceName: 'Zoom Sharing Service'
    ImagePath|contains: ':\Program Files\Common Files\Zoom\Support\CptService.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_optional_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • car.2013-09-005
  • attack.t1543.003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

  • Internal Research

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/system/service_control_manager/win_system_susp_service_installation_folder.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Service Installation in Suspicious Folder" by pH-T (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_susp_service_installation_folder.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: Service Installation in Suspicious Folder",
entity page, dataset version ref-974d6d64c27a, updated 2024-01-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5e993621-67d4-488a-b9ae-b420d08b96cb (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5e993621-67d4-488a-b9ae-b420d08b96cb, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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