Windows System Service Creation for Scheduled Scan and UpdatMachine

title: Windows System Service Creation for Scheduled Scan and UpdatMachine
id: e3a373a7-3515-4605-8abf-07f4fd084957
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  - id: 53ba33fd-3a50-4468-a5ef-c583635cfa92
    type: derived
status: test
description: This rule flags Windows System events where the Service Control Manager creates services named "SC Scheduled Scan" or "UpdatMachine". Creating or modifying scheduled services can provide persistence by running attacker-chosen executables or scripts on a schedule. It relies on Windows System telemetry from Event ID 7045, which logs service installation details including the provider and service name.
references:
  - https://web.archive.org/web/20180402134442/https://nyotron.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nyotron-OilRig-Malware-Report-March-2018C.pdf
  - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/OilRig/win_system_apt_oilrig_mar18.yml
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Markus Neis, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community, Huntrule Team
date: 2018-03-23
modified: 2023-03-08
tags:
  - attack.privilege-escalation
  - attack.execution
  - attack.persistence
  - attack.defense-impairment
  - attack.g0049
  - attack.t1053.005
  - attack.s0111
  - attack.t1543.003
  - attack.t1112
  - attack.command-and-control
  - attack.t1071.004
  - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
  product: windows
  service: system
detection:
  selection:
    Provider_Name: Service Control Manager
    EventID: 7045
    ServiceName:
      - SC Scheduled Scan
      - UpdatMachine
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Unlikely
level: critical
license: DRL-1.1