Sc exe Manipulating Windows Services
Description
This search looks for arguments to sc.exe indicating the creation or modification of a Windows service.
- Type: TTP
- Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
- Datamodel: Endpoint
- Last Updated: 2020-07-21
- Author: Rico Valdez, Splunk
- ID: f0c693d8-2a89-4ce7-80b4-98fea4c3ea6d
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ATT&CK
Kill Chain Phase
- Installation
- Exploitation
NIST
- DE.CM
CIS20
- CIS 10
CVE
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| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` values(Processes.process) as process min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.process_name = sc.exe (Processes.process="* create *" OR Processes.process="* config *") by Processes.process_name Processes.parent_process_name Processes.dest Processes.user
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)`
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `sc_exe_manipulating_windows_services_filter`
Macros
The SPL above uses the following Macros:
sc_exe_manipulating_windows_services_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Required fields
List of fields required to use this analytic.
- _time
- Processes.process_name
- Processes.process
- Processes.parent_process_name
- Processes.dest
- Processes.user
How To Implement
The detection is based on data that originates from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents. These agents are designed to provide security-related telemetry from the endpoints where the agent is installed. To implement this search, you must ingest logs that contain the process GUID, process name, and parent process. Additionally, you must ingest complete command-line executions. These logs must be processed using the appropriate Splunk Technology Add-ons that are specific to the EDR product. The logs must also be mapped to the Processes
node of the Endpoint
data model. Use the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) to normalize the field names and speed up the data modeling process.
Known False Positives
Using sc.exe to manipulate Windows services is uncommon. However, there may be legitimate instances of this behavior. It is important to validate and investigate as appropriate.
Associated Analytic Story
- Windows Service Abuse
- DHS Report TA18-074A
- Orangeworm Attack Group
- Windows Persistence Techniques
- Disabling Security Tools
- NOBELIUM Group
- Azorult
- Windows Drivers
RBA
Risk Score | Impact | Confidence | Message |
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56.0 | 70 | 80 | A sc process $process_name$ with commandline $process$ to create of configure services in host $dest$ |
The Risk Score is calculated by the following formula: Risk Score = (Impact * Confidence/100). Initial Confidence and Impact is set by the analytic author.
Reference
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