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Suspicious ImagePath Service Creation
editSuspicious ImagePath Service Creation
editIdentifies the creation of a suspicious ImagePath value. This could be an indication of an adversary attempting to stealthily persist or escalate privileges through abnormal service creation.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Persistence
Version: 4
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editregistry where registry.path : "HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet*\\Services\\*\\ImagePath" and
/* add suspicious registry ImagePath values here */
registry.data.strings : ("%COMSPEC%*", "*\\.\\pipe\\*")
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Create or Modify System Process
- ID: T1543
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Windows Service
- ID: T1543.003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/003/