Possible Start Windows Service Through Net.EXE (via process_creation)

title: Possible Start Windows Service Through Net.EXE (via process_creation)
id: 0b072a58-bfd5-5f26-aff8-742d3b766390
status: stable
description: This rule detects the use of the "net.exe" command to start a service using the "start" flag
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1569/002/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1569.002/T1569.002.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-27
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1569.002
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\net.exe'
              - '\net1.exe'
        - OriginalFileName:
              - 'net.exe'
              - 'net1.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains: ' start '
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low