Sigma rule: Stop Windows Service

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a18612b18dba, updated 2023-03-05T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
Stop Windows Service
Status
deprecated
Level
low
Author
Jakob Weinzettl, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali
Date
2019/10/23
Modified
2023/03/05
File
deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_service_stop.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a Windows service to be stopped

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_sc_net_img:
    - OriginalFileName:
        - 'sc.exe'
        - 'net.exe'
        - 'net1.exe'
    - Image|endswith:
        - '\sc.exe'
        - '\net.exe'
        - '\net1.exe'
selection_sc_net_cli:
    CommandLine|contains: ' stop '
selection_pwsh:
    Image|endswith:
        - '\powershell.exe'
        - '\pwsh.exe'
    CommandLine|contains: 'Stop-Service '
filter:
    CommandLine:
         - 'sc  stop KSCWebConsoleMessageQueue' # kaspersky Security Center Web Console double space between sc and stop
         - 'sc  stop LGHUBUpdaterService' # Logitech LGHUB Updater Service
    User|contains: # covers many language settings
        - 'AUTHORI'
        - 'AUTORI'
condition: (all of selection_sc_net* and not filter) or selection_pwsh

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrator shutting down the service due to upgrade or removal purposes

Tags

  • attack.impact
  • attack.t1489

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_service_stop.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Stop Windows Service" by Jakob Weinzettl, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_service_stop.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: Stop Windows Service",
entity page, dataset version ref-a18612b18dba, updated 2023-03-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/eb87818d-db5d-49cc-a987-d5da331fbd90 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule eb87818d-db5d-49cc-a987-d5da331fbd90, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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