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Service Startup Type Change Via Wmic.EXE
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Service Startup Type Change Via Wmic.EXE
Using Splunk · Default · pySigma 2.0.1
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title: Service Startup Type Change Via Wmic.EXE
id: c0514f28-fdae-42df-b886-06e2b2bc5b37
status: experimental
description: |
Detects changes to service startup type to 'disabled' or 'manual' using the WMIC command-line utility.
references:
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uncovering-qilin-attack-methods-exposed-through-multiple-cases/
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2026-04-27
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1047
- attack.t1685
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\WMIC.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' service '
- 'ChangeStartMode'
CommandLine|contains:
- 'Manual'
- 'Disabled'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administrative changes to service startup types using WMIC, investigate accordingly.
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_service_startup_change/info.yml
CLI command
Sigma CLI 4.0.0 · Install matching versions, then run from the Phoenix project directory.
python -m pip install 'sigma-cli==4.0.0' 'pysigma==2.0.1' 'pysigma-backend-splunk==3.0.0'
sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default 'sigma/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_service_startup_change.yml'