Remote Windows Service Installed

 1[metadata]
 2creation_date = "2022/08/30"
 3integration = ["system", "windows"]
 4maturity = "production"
 5updated_date = "2024/05/21"
 6
 7[rule]
 8author = ["Elastic"]
 9description = """
10Identifies a network logon followed by Windows service creation with same LogonId. This could be indicative of lateral
11movement, but will be noisy if commonly done by administrators."
12"""
13from = "now-9m"
14index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-system.*", "logs-windows.*"]
15language = "eql"
16license = "Elastic License v2"
17name = "Remote Windows Service Installed"
18risk_score = 47
19rule_id = "d33ea3bf-9a11-463e-bd46-f648f2a0f4b1"
20severity = "medium"
21tags = [
22    "Domain: Endpoint",
23    "OS: Windows",
24    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
25    "Tactic: Lateral Movement",
26    "Tactic: Persistence",
27]
28type = "eql"
29
30query = '''
31sequence by winlog.logon.id, winlog.computer_name with maxspan=1m
32[authentication where event.action == "logged-in" and winlog.logon.type : "Network" and
33event.outcome=="success" and source.ip != null and source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"]
34[iam where event.action == "service-installed" and
35 not winlog.event_data.SubjectLogonId : "0x3e7" and
36 not winlog.event_data.ServiceFileName :
37               ("?:\\Windows\\ADCR_Agent\\adcrsvc.exe",
38                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\VSSVC.exe",
39                "?:\\Windows\\servicing\\TrustedInstaller.exe",
40                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe",
41                "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe",
42                "?:\\Program Files\\*.exe",
43                "?:\\Windows\\PSEXESVC.EXE",
44                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\sppsvc.exe",
45                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\WmiApSrv.exe",
46                "?:\\WINDOWS\\RemoteAuditService.exe",
47                "?:\\Windows\\VeeamVssSupport\\VeeamGuestHelper.exe",
48                "?:\\Windows\\VeeamLogShipper\\VeeamLogShipper.exe",
49                "?:\\Windows\\CAInvokerService.exe",
50                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\upfc.exe",
51                "?:\\Windows\\AdminArsenal\\PDQ*.exe",
52                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\vds.exe",
53                "?:\\Windows\\Veeam\\Backup\\VeeamDeploymentSvc.exe",
54                "?:\\Windows\\ProPatches\\Scheduler\\STSchedEx.exe",
55                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\certsrv.exe",
56                "?:\\Windows\\eset-remote-install-service.exe",
57                "?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe",
58                "?:\\Pella Corporation\\OSCToGPAutoService\\OSCToGPAutoSvc.exe",
59                "?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe",
60                "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\NwxExeSvc\\NwxExeSvc.exe",
61                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhostex.exe")]
62'''
63
64
65[[rule.threat]]
66framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
67[[rule.threat.technique]]
68id = "T1021"
69name = "Remote Services"
70reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/"
71
72
73[rule.threat.tactic]
74id = "TA0008"
75name = "Lateral Movement"
76reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/"
77[[rule.threat]]
78framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
79[[rule.threat.technique]]
80id = "T1543"
81name = "Create or Modify System Process"
82reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/"
83[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
84id = "T1543.003"
85name = "Windows Service"
86reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/003/"
87
88
89
90[rule.threat.tactic]
91id = "TA0003"
92name = "Persistence"
93reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"