PowerShell Scripts Installed as Services — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: oscd.community, Natalia Shornikova. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2020-10-06 / 2022-12-25.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "service": "system"
}

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Source SHA-256: db4e9b40abc87785cb924559de65de64b506cc2ac8a746522ce20d0d51737b6c

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: PowerShell Scripts Installed as Services
id: a2e5019d-a658-4c6a-92bf-7197b54e2cae
status: test
description: Detects powershell script installed as a Service
references:
    - https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-powershell-abuse
author: oscd.community, Natalia Shornikova
date: 2020-10-06
modified: 2022-12-25
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1569.002
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: system
detection:
    selection:
        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
        EventID: 7045
        ImagePath|contains:
            - 'powershell'
            - 'pwsh'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-powershell-abuse