Query: Sigma YAML for windows / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of the "sc.exe" utility adding a new service with special permission seen used by threat actors which make. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Service DACL Abuse To Hide Services Via Sc.EXE id: a537cfc3-4297-4789-92b5-345bfd845ad0 related: - id: 99cf1e02-00fb-4c0d-8375-563f978dfd37 type: similar - id: 98c5aeef-32d5-492f-b174-64a691896d25 type: similar status: test description: Detects usage of the "sc.exe" utility adding a new service with special permission seen used by threat actors which makes the service hidden and unremovable. references: - https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2021/10/threat-hunting-in-large-datasets-by.html - https://www.sans.org/blog/red-team-tactics-hiding-windows-services/ - https://twitter.com/Alh4zr3d/status/1580925761996828672 - https://itconnect.uw.edu/tools-services-support/it-systems-infrastructure/msinf/other-help/understanding-sddl-syntax/ author: Andreas Hunkeler (@Karneades) date: 2021-12-20 modified: 2022-08-08 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1574.011 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \sc.exe - OriginalFileName: sc.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|all: - sdset - DCLCWPDTSD condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects loading of "credui.dll" and related DLLs by an uncommon process. Attackers might leverage this DLL for potential. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: CredUI.DLL Loaded By Uncommon Process id: 9ae01559-cf7e-4f8e-8e14-4c290a1b4784 status: test description: Detects loading of "credui.dll" and related DLLs by an uncommon process. Attackers might leverage this DLL for potential use of "CredUIPromptForCredentials" or "CredUnPackAuthenticationBufferW". references: - https://securitydatasets.com/notebooks/atomic/windows/credential_access/SDWIN-201020013208.html - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1056.002/T1056.002.md#atomic-test-2---powershell---prompt-user-for-password - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincred/nf-wincred-creduipromptforcredentialsa - https://github.com/S12cybersecurity/RDPCredentialStealer author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) date: 2020-10-20 modified: 2026-06-29 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.collection - attack.t1056.002 logsource: category: image_load product: windows detection: selection: - ImageLoaded|endswith: - \credui.dll - \wincredui.dll - OriginalFileName: - credui.dll - wincredui.dll filter_main_generic: Image|startswith: - C:\Program Files (x86)\ - C:\Program Files\ - C:\Windows\System32\ - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ - C:\Windows\SystemApps\ filter_main_full: Image: - C:\Windows\explorer.exe - C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe - C:\Windows\regedit.exe filter_optional_opera: Image|endswith: \opera_autoupdate.exe filter_optional_process_explorer: Image|endswith: - \procexp64.exe - \procexp64a.exe - \procexp.exe filter_optional_teams: Image|startswith: C:\Users\ Image|contains: \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams\ Image|endswith: \Teams.exe filter_optional_onedrive: Image|startswith: C:\Users\ Image|contains: \AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\ condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Other legitimate processes loading those DLLs in your environment. level: medium