New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE

Title: New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE
Status: test
Description:Detects the creation of a new service using the "sc.exe" utility.
References:
  -https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1543.003/T1543.003.md
Author: Timur Zinniatullin, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community
Date: 2023-02-20
modified:2025-09-01
Tags:

• -'attack.persistence'
• -'attack.privilege-escalation'
• -'attack.t1543.003'

Logsource:

• category: process_creation
• product: windows

Detection:
  selection:
    Image|endswith: '\sc.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
      -'create'
      -'binPath'

  filter_optional_dropbox:
    ParentImage|startswith:
      -'C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\'
      -'C:\Program Files\Dropbox\Client\'

    ParentImage|endswith: '\Dropbox.exe'
  condition:selection and not 1 of filter_optional_*
Falsepositives:
  -Legitimate administrator or user creates a service for legitimate reasons.
  -Software installation
Level: low