{"id":"85ff530b-261d-48c6-a441-facaa2e81e48","title":"New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE","description":"Detects the creation of a new service using the \"sc.exe\" utility.","author":"Timur Zinniatullin, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community","status":"test","level":"low","date":"2023-02-20","modified":"2025-09-01","tags":["attack.persistence","attack.privilege-escalation","attack.t1543.003"],"technique_ids":["T1543.003"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Legitimate administrator or user creates a service for legitimate reasons.","Software installation"],"references":["https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1543.003/T1543.003.md"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_create_service.yml","source_sha256":"59b24c516a54ae18a6ea8e47f710e608f069b7fb422659f83b8a1f40ff5bfdac","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_create_service.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE\nid: 85ff530b-261d-48c6-a441-facaa2e81e48\nrelated:\n    - id: c02e96b7-c63a-4c47-bd83-4a9f74afcfb2 # Using PowerShell\n      type: similar\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects the creation of a new service using the \"sc.exe\" utility.\nreferences:\n    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1543.003/T1543.003.md\nauthor: Timur Zinniatullin, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community\ndate: 2023-02-20\nmodified: 2025-09-01\ntags:\n    - attack.persistence\n    - attack.privilege-escalation\n    - attack.t1543.003\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        Image|endswith: '\\sc.exe'\n        CommandLine|contains|all:\n            - 'create'\n            - 'binPath'\n    filter_optional_dropbox:\n        ParentImage|startswith:\n            - 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Client\\'\n            - 'C:\\Program Files\\Dropbox\\Client\\'\n        ParentImage|endswith: '\\Dropbox.exe'\n    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_optional_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate administrator or user creates a service for legitimate reasons.\n    - Software installation\nlevel: low\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1543.003","id":"T1543.003","name":"Windows Service","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1543.003/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/85ff530b-261d-48c6-a441-facaa2e81e48.json","kind":"sigma"}