Remote Windows Service Installed

 1[metadata]
 2creation_date = "2022/08/30"
 3integration = ["system", "windows"]
 4maturity = "production"
 5min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
 6min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
 7updated_date = "2023/06/22"
 8
 9[rule]
10author = ["Elastic"]
11description = """
12Identifies a network logon followed by Windows service creation with same LogonId. This could be indicative of lateral
13movement, but will be noisy if commonly done by administrators."
14"""
15from = "now-9m"
16index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-system.*", "logs-windows.*"]
17language = "eql"
18license = "Elastic License v2"
19name = "Remote Windows Service Installed"
20risk_score = 47
21rule_id = "d33ea3bf-9a11-463e-bd46-f648f2a0f4b1"
22severity = "medium"
23tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Lateral Movement", "Tactic: Persistence"]
24type = "eql"
25
26query = '''
27sequence by winlog.logon.id, winlog.computer_name with maxspan=1m
28[authentication where event.action == "logged-in" and winlog.logon.type : "Network" and
29event.outcome=="success" and source.ip != null and source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"]
30[iam where event.action == "service-installed" and
31 not winlog.event_data.SubjectLogonId : "0x3e7" and
32 not winlog.event_data.ServiceFileName :
33               ("?:\\Windows\\ADCR_Agent\\adcrsvc.exe",
34                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\VSSVC.exe",
35                "?:\\Windows\\servicing\\TrustedInstaller.exe",
36                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe",
37                "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe",
38                "?:\\Program Files\\*.exe",
39                "?:\\Windows\\PSEXESVC.EXE",
40                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\sppsvc.exe",
41                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\WmiApSrv.exe",
42                "?:\\WINDOWS\\RemoteAuditService.exe",
43                "?:\\Windows\\VeeamVssSupport\\VeeamGuestHelper.exe",
44                "?:\\Windows\\VeeamLogShipper\\VeeamLogShipper.exe",
45                "?:\\Windows\\CAInvokerService.exe",
46                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\upfc.exe",
47                "?:\\Windows\\AdminArsenal\\PDQ*.exe",
48                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\vds.exe",
49                "?:\\Windows\\Veeam\\Backup\\VeeamDeploymentSvc.exe",
50                "?:\\Windows\\ProPatches\\Scheduler\\STSchedEx.exe",
51                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\certsrv.exe",
52                "?:\\Windows\\eset-remote-install-service.exe",
53                "?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe",
54                "?:\\Pella Corporation\\OSCToGPAutoService\\OSCToGPAutoSvc.exe",
55                "?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe",
56                "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\NwxExeSvc\\NwxExeSvc.exe",
57                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhostex.exe")]
58'''
59
60
61[[rule.threat]]
62framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
63[[rule.threat.technique]]
64id = "T1021"
65name = "Remote Services"
66reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/"
67
68
69[rule.threat.tactic]
70id = "TA0008"
71name = "Lateral Movement"
72reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/"
73[[rule.threat]]
74framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
75[[rule.threat.technique]]
76id = "T1543"
77name = "Create or Modify System Process"
78reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/"
79[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
80id = "T1543.003"
81name = "Windows Service"
82reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/003/"
83
84
85
86[rule.threat.tactic]
87id = "TA0003"
88name = "Persistence"
89reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"