Sigma rule: CSExec Service Installation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-02368ce88ff9, updated 2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
CSExec Service Installation
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-08-07
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_csexecsvc.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects CSExec service installation and execution events

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection_eid:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID: 7045
selection_service:
    - ServiceName: 'csexecsvc'
    - ImagePath|endswith: '\csexecsvc.exe'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1569.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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_csexecsvc.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CSExec Service Installation" 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_csexecsvc.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: CSExec Service Installation",
entity page, dataset version ref-02368ce88ff9, updated 2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a27e5fa9-c35e-4e3d-b7e0-1ce2af66ad12 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a27e5fa9-c35e-4e3d-b7e0-1ce2af66ad12, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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