Detectionmediumtest

New PDQDeploy Service - Client Side

Detects PDQDeploy service installation on the target system. When a package is deployed via PDQDeploy it installs a remote service on the target machine with the name "PDQDeployRunner-X" where "X" is an integer starting from 1

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Jul 22b98a10af-1e1e-44a7-bab2-4cc026917648windows
Log Source
Windowssystem
ProductWindows← raw: windows
Servicesystem← raw: system
Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
    selection_root:
        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
        EventID: 7045
    selection_service:
        - ImagePath|contains: 'PDQDeployRunner-'
        - ServiceName|startswith: 'PDQDeployRunner-'
    condition: all of selection_*
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
b98a10af-1e1e-44a7-bab2-4cc026917648
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Fri Jul 22
Path
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_pdqdeploy_runner.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1543.003
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