Sigma rule: New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-45782d8ca803, updated 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Timur Zinniatullin, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community
Date
2023-02-20
Modified
2025-09-01
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_create_service.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a new service using the "sc.exe" utility.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\sc.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'create'
        - 'binPath'
filter_optional_dropbox:
    ParentImage|startswith:
        - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\'
        - 'C:\Program Files\Dropbox\Client\'
    ParentImage|endswith: '\Dropbox.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_optional_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrator or user creates a service for legitimate reasons.
  • Software installation

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1543.003

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_create_service.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE" by Timur Zinniatullin, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_create_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: New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-45782d8ca803, updated 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/85ff530b-261d-48c6-a441-facaa2e81e48 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 85ff530b-261d-48c6-a441-facaa2e81e48, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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