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System Shells via Servicesedit
Windows services typically run as SYSTEM and can be used as a privilege escalation opportunity. Malware or penetration testers may run a shell as a service to gain SYSTEM permissions.
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum signals per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Windows
Rule version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Rule queryedit
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and
process.parent.name:"services.exe" and process.name:("cmd.exe" or
"powershell.exe")
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: New Service
- ID: T1050
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1050/