Query: detection rule: Detect the creation of a service with a service binary located in a suspicious directory
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detect the creation of a service with a service binary located in a suspicious directory. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Service Binary in Suspicious Folder id: a07f0359-4c90-4dc4-a681-8ffea40b4f47 related: - id: c0abc838-36b0-47c9-b3b3-a90c39455382 type: obsolete status: test description: Detect the creation of a service with a service binary located in a suspicious directory references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), frack113 date: 2022-05-02 modified: 2025-10-07 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1112 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection_service_start: TargetObject|startswith: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ TargetObject|endswith: \Start Image|contains: - \Users\Public\ - \Perflogs\ - \ADMIN$\ - \Temp\ Details: - DWORD (0x00000000) - DWORD (0x00000001) - DWORD (0x00000002) selection_service_imagepath: TargetObject|startswith: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ TargetObject|endswith: \ImagePath Details|contains: - \Users\Public\ - \Perflogs\ - \ADMIN$\ - \Temp\ filter_optional_avast: Image|contains|all: - \Common Files\ - \Temp\ filter_optional_mbamservice: TargetObject|endswith: \CurrentControlSet\Services\MBAMInstallerService\ImagePath Details|endswith: \AppData\Local\Temp\MBAMInstallerService.exe" Image: C:\Windows\system32\services.exe condition: 1 of selection_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential DLL sideloading of vcruntime140.dll, a common C++ runtime library. Threat actors have been observed us. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: Potential Vcruntime140 DLL Sideloading id: d7a63acb-1284-49bc-bfea-7771146c8b1c status: experimental description: 'Detects potential DLL sideloading of vcruntime140.dll, a common C++ runtime library. Threat actors have been observed using DLL sideloading techniques to load malicious payloads under the guise of legitimate applications such as SqlWriter, SqlDumper etc. Notably, APT29 has been documented leveraging WinELOADER to sideload vcruntime140.dll for executing malicious code. ' references: - https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/apt29-wineloader-german-political-parties - https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/european-diplomats-targeted-spikedwine-wineloader - https://www.nextron-systems.com/2023/09/15/detecting-janelarat-with-yara-and-thor/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2026-01-12 modified: 2026-05-18 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1574.001 logsource: category: image_load product: windows detection: selection: ImageLoaded|endswith: \vcruntime140.dll filter_main_legitimate_path: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\Windows\System32\ - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ - C:\Program Files\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\ filter_main_legitimate_signer: Signed: true SignatureStatus: Valid Description|endswith: C Runtime Library 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: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_vcruntime140/info.yml