Stop Windows Service Via PowerShell Stop-Service
Detects the stopping of a Windows service via the PowerShell Cmdlet "Stop-Service"
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1title: Stop Windows Service Via PowerShell Stop-Service
2id: c49c5062-0966-4170-9efd-9968c913a6cf
3related:
4 - id: eb87818d-db5d-49cc-a987-d5da331fbd90
5 type: obsolete
6status: test
7description: Detects the stopping of a Windows service via the PowerShell Cmdlet "Stop-Service"
8references:
9 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/stop-service?view=powershell-7.4
10author: Jakob Weinzettl, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
11date: 2023-03-05
12tags:
13 - attack.impact
14 - attack.t1489
15logsource:
16 category: process_creation
17 product: windows
18detection:
19 selection_sc_net_img:
20 - OriginalFileName:
21 - 'PowerShell.EXE'
22 - 'pwsh.dll'
23 - Image|endswith:
24 - '\powershell.exe'
25 - '\pwsh.exe'
26 selection_cli:
27 CommandLine|contains: 'Stop-Service '
28 condition: all of selection_*
29falsepositives:
30 - There are many legitimate reasons to stop a service. This rule isn't looking for any suspicious behaviour in particular. Filter legitimate activity accordingly
31level: low
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