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Disable Or Stop Services

Detects the usage of utilities such as 'systemctl', 'service'...etc to stop or disable tools and services

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Thu Sep 15de25eeb8-3655-4643-ac3a-b662d3f26b6blinux
Log Source
LinuxProcess Creation
ProductLinux← raw: linux
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '/service'
            - '/systemctl'
            - '/chkconfig'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'stop'
            - 'disable'
    condition: selection
False Positives

Legitimate administration activities

References
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trendmicro.com
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
de25eeb8-3655-4643-ac3a-b662d3f26b6b
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Thu Sep 15
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Path
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_services_stop_and_disable.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasion
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