Suspicious New PDQDeploy Service - Server Side (via system)

title: Suspicious New PDQDeploy Service - Server Side (via system)
id: b87350fd-1a33-550c-b95d-7aee7f455d5b
status: stable
description: This rule detects a PDQDeploy service installation which suggests that PDQDeploy was installed on the machines. PDQDeploy can be misused by adversaries to remotely install packages or execute commands on target machines
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/003/
    - https://documentation.pdq.com/PDQDeploy/13.0.3.0/index.html?windows-services.htm
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-17
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1543.003
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: system
detection:
    selection_root:
        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
        EventID: 7045
    selection_service:
        - ImagePath|contains: 'PDQDeployService.exe'
        - ServiceName:
              - 'PDQDeploy'
              - 'PDQ Deploy'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium