Windows RemComSvc Service Installation and Execution

Flags Windows service installation events for RemComSvc.exe via Service Control Manager (Event ID 7045).

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Product: windows
Service: system
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published: 2023-08-07
Updated: 2026-07-31

ATT&CK techniques

Execution

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
- T1569.002Service Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule identifies installation of the RemCom Windows service (RemComSvc) via the Service Control Manager, matching Event ID 7045 and the service configuration. Service installation can be used by attackers to establish persistent execution under the Windows service framework. Detection relies on Windows system telemetry for Service Control Manager service creation events, including service name and the configured executable path.

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Windows RemComSvc Service Installation and Execution

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Changelog

v2
Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
v1
No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.

windows-service-control-manager-detects-remcomsvc-service-installation-9e36ed87

title: Windows RemComSvc Service Installation and Execution
id: 80838c0a-0fce-40ca-a81a-c2f50dc839eb
status: test
description: This rule identifies installation of the RemCom Windows service (RemComSvc) via the Service Control Manager, matching Event ID 7045 and the service configuration. Service installation can be used by attackers to establish persistent execution under the Windows service framework. Detection relies on Windows system telemetry for Service Control Manager service creation events, including service name and the configured executable path.
references:
  - https://github.com/kavika13/RemCom/
  - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_remcom.yml
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Huntrule Team
date: 2023-08-07
tags:
  - attack.execution
  - attack.t1569.002
logsource:
  product: windows
  service: system
detection:
  selection_eid:
    Provider_Name: Service Control Manager
    EventID: 7045
  selection_service:
    - ServiceName: RemComSvc
    - ImagePath|endswith: \RemComSvc.exe
  condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
  - Unknown
level: medium
license: DRL-1.1
related:
  - id: 9e36ed87-4986-482e-8e3b-5c23ffff11bf
    type: derived

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