New PDQDeploy Service - Server Side

 Original Source: [Sigma source]
Title: New PDQDeploy Service - Server Side
Status: test
Description:Detects a PDQDeploy service installation which indicates that PDQDeploy was installed on the machines. PDQDeploy can be abused by attackers to remotely install packages or execute commands on target machines
References:
  -https://documentation.pdq.com/PDQDeploy/13.0.3.0/index.html?windows-services.htm
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2022-07-22
modified:None
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:
  -Legitimate use of the tool
Level: medium