Detectionmediumtest

PsExec Service Execution

Detects launch of the PSEXESVC service, which means that this system was the target of a psexec remote execution

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Thomas Patzke, Romaissa Adjailia, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Jun 12Updated Tue Feb 28fdfcbd78-48f1-4a4b-90ac-d82241e368c5windows

Log Source

WindowsProcess Creation

ProductWindows← raw: windows

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:
    selection:
        - Image: 'C:\Windows\PSEXESVC.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'psexesvc.exe'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Legitimate administrative tasks

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

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Rule Metadata

Rule ID

fdfcbd78-48f1-4a4b-90ac-d82241e368c5

Status

test

Level

medium

Type

Detection

Created

Mon Jun 12

Modified

Tue Feb 28

Author

Path

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_psexesvc.yml

Raw Tags

attack.execution