Sigma rule: CSExec Service File Creation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a69f8794eb2d, updated 2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
CSExec Service File Creation
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-08-04
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_csexec_service.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects default CSExec service filename which indicates CSExec service installation and execution

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|endswith: '\csexecsvc.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

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

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/file/file_event/file_event_win_csexec_service.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CSExec Service File Creation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_csexec_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: CSExec Service File Creation",
entity page, dataset version ref-a69f8794eb2d, updated 2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f0e2b768-5220-47dd-b891-d57b96fc0ec1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f0e2b768-5220-47dd-b891-d57b96fc0ec1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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