Suspicious Deny Service Access Via Security Descriptor Manipulation Through Sc.EXE (via process_creation)

This rule detects anomalous DACL modifications to deny access to a service that affects critical trustees. This can be leveraged to hide services or make them unstoppable.

SigmahighWindowsv1
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Known false positives

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