Sigma rule: Remote Utilities Host Service Install

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b39a26b9c8e1, updated 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Utilities Host Service Install
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-10-31
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_remote_utilities.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects Remote Utilities Host service installation on the target system.

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

# Example:
#   <EventData>
#       <Data Name="ServiceName">Remote Utilities - Host</Data>
#       <Data Name="ImagePath">"C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Host\rutserv.exe" -service</Data>
#       <Data Name="ServiceType">user mode service</Data>
#       <Data Name="StartType">auto start</Data>
#       <Data Name="AccountName">LocalSystem</Data>
#   </EventData>
selection_root:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID: 7045
selection_service:
    - ImagePath|contains|all:
          - '\rutserv.exe'
          - '-service'
    - ServiceName: 'Remote Utilities - Host'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of the tool

Tags

  • attack.persistence

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/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_remote_utilities.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Utilities Host Service Install" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_remote_utilities.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: Remote Utilities Host Service Install",
entity page, dataset version ref-b39a26b9c8e1, updated 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/85cce894-dd8b-4427-a958-5cc47a4dc9b9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 85cce894-dd8b-4427-a958-5cc47a4dc9b9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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