Stop Windows Service Via Net.EXE
Detects the stopping of a Windows service via the "net" utility.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
Known benign triggers
- There are many legitimate reasons to stop a service. This rule isn't looking for any suspicious behaviour in particular. Filter legitimate activity accordingly
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| ss64.com/nt/net-service.html | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 88872991-7445-4a22-90b2-a3adadb0e827
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.impact
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1