sequence with maxspan=1s
[network where host.os.type == "windows" and process.name : "services.exe" and
network.direction : ("incoming", "ingress") and network.transport == "tcp" and
source.port >= 49152 and destination.port >= 49152 and source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"
] by host.id, process.entity_id
[process where host.os.type == "windows" and
event.type == "start" and process.parent.name : "services.exe" and
not (process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe" and process.args : "/V") and
not process.executable : (
"?:\\Pella Corporation\\OSCToGPAutoService\\OSCToGPAutoSvc.exe",
"?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe",
"?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\*.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\ADCR_Agent\\adcrsvc.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\AdminArsenal\\PDQ*.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\CAInvokerService.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\ccmsetup\\ccmsetup.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\eset-remote-install-service.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\ProPatches\\Scheduler\\STSchedEx.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\PSEXESVC.EXE",
"?:\\Windows\\RemoteAuditService.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\servicing\\TrustedInstaller.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\certsrv.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\sppsvc.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\srmhost.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhostex.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\upfc.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\vds.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\VSSVC.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\WmiApSrv.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\NwxExeSvc\\NwxExeSvc.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\Veeam\\Backup\\VeeamDeploymentSvc.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\VeeamLogShipper\\VeeamLogShipper.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\VeeamVssSupport\\VeeamGuestHelper.exe"
)] by host.id, process.parent.entity_id
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Remotely Started Services via RPC in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).