Title:
Suspicious Windows Service Tampering
Status:
test
Description:Detects the usage of binaries such as 'net', 'sc' or 'powershell' in order to stop, pause, disable or delete critical or important Windows services such as AV, Backup, etc. As seen being used in some ransomware scripts
References:
-https://www.trendmicro.com/content/dam/trendmicro/global/en/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus/Genshin%20Impact%20Figure%2010.jpg
-https://www.trellix.com/en-sg/about/newsroom/stories/threat-labs/lockergoga-ransomware-family-used-in-targeted-attacks.html
-https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md
-https://research.nccgroup.com/2022/08/19/back-in-black-unlocking-a-lockbit-3-0-ransomware-attack/
-https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/38283b775552da8981452941ea74191aa0d203edd3f61fb2dee7b0aea3514955
-https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/delete-method-in-class-win32-service
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113 , X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2022-09-01
modified:2025-08-27
Tags:
- -'attack.impact'
- -'attack.defense-impairment'
- -'attack.t1489'
- -'attack.t1685'
Logsource:
- category: process_creation
- product: windows
Detection:
selection_tools_img:
- OriginalFileName:
- 'net.exe'
- 'net1.exe'
- 'PowerShell_ISE.EXE'
- 'PowerShell.EXE'
- 'psservice.exe'
- 'pwsh.dll'
- 'sc.exe'
- 'wmic.exe'
- Image|endswith:
- '\net.exe'
- '\net1.exe'
- '\PowerShell_ISE.EXE'
- '\powershell.exe'
- '\PsService.exe'
- '\PsService64.exe'
- '\pwsh.exe'
- '\sc.exe'
- '\wmic.exe'
selection_tools_cli:
- CommandLine|contains:
- ' delete '
- '.delete()'
- ' pause '
- ' stop '
- 'Stop-Service '
- 'Remove-Service '
- CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'config'
- 'start=disabled'
selection_services:
CommandLine|contains:
-'143Svc'
-'Acronis VSS Provider'
-'AcronisAgent'
-'AcrSch2Svc'
-'AdobeARMservice'
-'AHS Service'
-'Antivirus'
-'Apache4'
-'ARSM'
-'aswBcc'
-'AteraAgent'
-'Avast Business Console Client Antivirus Service'
-'avast! Antivirus'
-'AVG Antivirus'
-'avgAdminClient'
-'AvgAdminServer'
-'AVP1'
-'BackupExec'
-'bedbg'
-'BITS'
-'BrokerInfrastructure'
-'CASLicenceServer'
-'CASWebServer'
-'Client Agent 7.60'
-'Core Browsing Protection'
-'Core Mail Protection'
-'Core Scanning Server'
-'DCAgent'
-'dwmrcs'
-'EhttpSr'
-'ekrn'
-'Enterprise Client Service'
-'epag'
-'EPIntegrationService'
-'EPProtectedService'
-'EPRedline'
-'EPSecurityService'
-'EPUpdateService'
-'EraserSvc11710'
-'EsgShKernel'
-'ESHASRV'
-'FA_Scheduler'
-'FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance'
-'FirebirdServerDefaultInstance'
-'FontCache3.0.0.0'
-'HealthTLService'
-'hmpalertsvc'
-'HMS'
-'HostControllerService'
-'hvdsvc'
-'IAStorDataMgrSvc'
-'IBMHPS'
-'ibmspsvc'
-'IISAdmin'
-'IMANSVC'
-'IMAP4Svc'
-'instance2'
-'KAVFS'
-'KAVFSGT'
-'kavfsslp'
-'KeyIso'
-'klbackupdisk'
-'klbackupflt'
-'klflt'
-'klhk'
-'KLIF'
-'klim6'
-'klkbdflt'
-'klmouflt'
-'klnagent'
-'klpd'
-'kltap'
-'KSDE1.0.0'
-'LogProcessorService'
-'M8EndpointAgent'
-'macmnsvc'
-'masvc'
-'MBAMService'
-'MBCloudEA'
-'MBEndpointAgent'
-'McAfeeDLPAgentService'
-'McAfeeEngineService'
-'MCAFEEEVENTPARSERSRV'
-'McAfeeFramework'
-'MCAFEETOMCATSRV530'
-'McShield'
-'McTaskManager'
-'mfefire'
-'mfemms'
-'mfevto'
-'mfevtp'
-'mfewc'
-'MMS'
-'mozyprobackup'
-'mpssvc'
-'MSComplianceAudit'
-'MSDTC'
-'MsDtsServer'
-'MSExchange'
-'msftesq1SPROO'
-'msftesql$PROD'
-'msftesql$SQLEXPRESS'
-'MSOLAP$SQL_2008'
-'MSOLAP$SYSTEM_BGC'
-'MSOLAP$TPS'
-'MSOLAP$TPSAMA'
-'MSOLAPSTPS'
-'MSOLAPSTPSAMA'
-'mssecflt'
-'MSSQ!I.SPROFXENGAGEMEHT'
-'MSSQ0SHAREPOINT'
-'MSSQ0SOPHOS'
-'MSSQL'
-'MSSQLFDLauncher$'
-'MySQL'
-'NanoServiceMain'
-'NetMsmqActivator'
-'NetPipeActivator'
-'netprofm'
-'NetTcpActivator'
-'NetTcpPortSharing'
-'ntrtscan'
-'nvspwmi'
-'ofcservice'
-'Online Protection System'
-'OracleClientCache80'
-'OracleDBConsole'
-'OracleMTSRecoveryService'
-'OracleOraDb11g_home1'
-'OracleService'
-'OracleVssWriter'
-'osppsvc'
-'PandaAetherAgent'
-'PccNTUpd'
-'PDVFSService'
-'POP3Svc'
-'postgresql-x64-9.4'
-'POVFSService'
-'PSUAService'
-'Quick Update Service'
-'RepairService'
-'ReportServer'
-'ReportServer$'
-'RESvc'
-'RpcEptMapper'
-'sacsvr'
-'SamSs'
-'SAVAdminService'
-'SAVService'
-'ScSecSvc'
-'SDRSVC'
-'SearchExchangeTracing'
-'sense'
-'SentinelAgent'
-'SentinelHelperService'
-'SepMasterService'
-'ShMonitor'
-'Smcinst'
-'SmcService'
-'SMTPSvc'
-'SNAC'
-'SntpService'
-'Sophos'
-'SQ1SafeOLRService'
-'SQL Backups'
-'SQL Server'
-'SQLAgent'
-'SQLANYs_Sage_FAS_Fixed_Assets'
-'SQLBrowser'
-'SQLsafe'
-'SQLSERVERAGENT'
-'SQLTELEMETRY'
-'SQLWriter'
-'SSISTELEMETRY130'
-'SstpSvc'
-'storflt'
-'svcGenericHost'
-'swc_service'
-'swi_filter'
-'swi_service'
-'swi_update'
-'Symantec'
-'sysmon'
-'TeamViewer'
-'Telemetryserver'
-'ThreatLockerService'
-'TMBMServer'
-'TmCCSF'
-'TmFilter'
-'TMiCRCScanService'
-'tmlisten'
-'TMLWCSService'
-'TmPfw'
-'TmPreFilter'
-'TmProxy'
-'TMSmartRelayService'
-'tmusa'
-'Tomcat'
-'Trend Micro Deep Security Manager'
-'TrueKey'
-'UFNet'
-'UI0Detect'
-'UniFi'
-'UTODetect'
-'vds'
-'Veeam'
-'VeeamDeploySvc'
-'Veritas System Recovery'
-'vmic'
-'VMTools'
-'vmvss'
-'VSApiNt'
-'VSS'
-'W3Svc'
-'wbengine'
-'WdNisSvc'
-'WeanClOudSve'
-'Weems JY'
-'WinDefend'
-'wmms'
-'wozyprobackup'
-'WPFFontCache_v0400'
-'WRSVC'
-'wsbexchange'
-'WSearch'
-'wscsvc'
-'Zoolz 2 Service'
condition:
all of selection_*
Falsepositives:
-Administrators or tools shutting down the services due to upgrade or removal purposes. If you experience some false positive, please consider adding filters to the parent process launching this command and not removing the entry
Level:
high
