Remote Utilities Host Service Install

Detects Remote Utilities Host service installation on the target system.

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 1title: Remote Utilities Host Service Install
 2id: 85cce894-dd8b-4427-a958-5cc47a4dc9b9
 3status: test
 4description: Detects Remote Utilities Host service installation on the target system.
 5references:
 6    - https://www.remoteutilities.com/support/kb/host-service-won-t-start/
 7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2022-10-31
 9tags:
10    - attack.persistence
11logsource:
12    product: windows
13    service: system
14detection:
15    # Example:
16    #   <EventData>
17    #       <Data Name="ServiceName">Remote Utilities - Host</Data>
18    #       <Data Name="ImagePath">"C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Host\rutserv.exe" -service</Data>
19    #       <Data Name="ServiceType">user mode service</Data>
20    #       <Data Name="StartType">auto start</Data>
21    #       <Data Name="AccountName">LocalSystem</Data>
22    #   </EventData>
23    selection_root:
24        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
25        EventID: 7045
26    selection_service:
27        - ImagePath|contains|all:
28              - '\rutserv.exe'
29              - '-service'
30        - ServiceName: 'Remote Utilities - Host'
31    condition: all of selection_*
32falsepositives:
33    - Legitimate use of the tool
34level: medium

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