PsExec Service Execution
Detects launch of the PSEXESVC service, which means that this system was the target of a psexec remote execution
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1title: PsExec Service Execution
2id: fdfcbd78-48f1-4a4b-90ac-d82241e368c5
3related:
4 - id: fa91cc36-24c9-41ce-b3c8-3bbc3f2f67ba
5 type: obsolete
6status: test
7description: Detects launch of the PSEXESVC service, which means that this system was the target of a psexec remote execution
8references:
9 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec
10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro2QuZTIMBM
11author: Thomas Patzke, Romaissa Adjailia, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
12date: 2017-06-12
13modified: 2023-02-28
14tags:
15 - attack.execution
16logsource:
17 category: process_creation
18 product: windows
19detection:
20 selection:
21 - Image: 'C:\Windows\PSEXESVC.exe'
22 - OriginalFileName: 'psexesvc.exe'
23 condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25 - Legitimate administrative tasks
26level: medium
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