Lateral Movement (TA0008)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Persistence (TA0003)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:sequence by winlog.logon.id, winlog.computer_name with maxspan=1m [authentication where host.os.type == "windows" and event.action == "logged-in" and winlog.logon.type : "Network" and event.outcome == "success" and source.ip != null and source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"] [iam where host.os.type == "windows" and event.action == "service-installed" and not winlog.event_data.SubjectLogonId : "0x3e7" and not winlog.event_data.ServiceFileName : ("?:\\Windows\\ADCR_Agent\\adcrsvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\VSSVC.exe", "?:\\Windows\\servicing\\TrustedInstaller.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe", "?:\\Program Files\\*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\PSEXESVC.EXE", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\sppsvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\WmiApSrv.exe", "?:\\WINDOWS\\RemoteAuditService.exe", "?:\\Windows\\VeeamVssSupport\\VeeamGuestHelper.exe", "?:\\Windows\\VeeamLogShipper\\VeeamLogShipper.exe", "?:\\Windows\\CAInvokerService.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\upfc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\AdminArsenal\\PDQ*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\vds.exe", "?:\\Windows\\Veeam\\Backup\\VeeamDeploymentSvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\ProPatches\\Scheduler\\STSchedEx.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\certsrv.exe", "?:\\Windows\\eset-remote-install-service.exe", "?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe", "?:\\Pella Corporation\\OSCToGPAutoService\\OSCToGPAutoSvc.exe", "?:\\Pella Corporation\\Pella Order Management\\GPAutoSvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\NwxExeSvc\\NwxExeSvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhostex.exe")]
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Remote Windows Service Installed 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).