Sigma rule: HackTool Service Registration or Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8c3128e309f3, updated 2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool Service Registration or Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-03-21
Modified
2023-08-07
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_hacktools.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects installation or execution of services

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection_eid:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID:
        - 7045
        - 7036
selection_service_name:
    ServiceName|contains:
        - 'cachedump'
        - 'DumpSvc'
        - 'gsecdump'
        - 'pwdump'
        - 'UACBypassedService'
        - 'WCE SERVICE'
        - 'WCESERVICE'
        - 'winexesvc'
selection_service_image:
    ImagePath|contains: 'bypass' # https://gist.github.com/tyranid/c24cfd1bd141d14d4925043ee7e03c82#file-scmuacbypass-cpp-L159
condition: selection_eid and 1 of selection_service_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1569.002
  • attack.s0029

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_service_install_hacktools.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool Service Registration or Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_hacktools.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: HackTool Service Registration or Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-8c3128e309f3, updated 2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d26ce60c-2151-403c-9a42-49420d87b5e4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d26ce60c-2151-403c-9a42-49420d87b5e4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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