Sigma rule: Change User Account Associated with the FAX Service

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-976a5d979233, updated 2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Change User Account Associated with the FAX Service
Status
test
Level
high
Author
frack113
Date
2022-07-17
Modified
2022-12-30
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_fax_change_service_user.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect change of the user account associated with the FAX service to avoid the escalation problem.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Fax\ObjectName
filter:
    Details|contains: NetworkService
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112

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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_fax_change_service_user.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Change User Account Associated with the FAX Service" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_fax_change_service_user.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: Change User Account Associated with the FAX Service",
entity page, dataset version ref-976a5d979233, updated 2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e3fdf743-f05b-4051-990a-b66919be1743 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e3fdf743-f05b-4051-990a-b66919be1743, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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