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MediumSigmaHQNasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Service StartupType Change Via Sc.EXE

Detect the use of "sc.exe" to change the startup type of a service to "disabled" or "demand"

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
windows
Log source category
process_creation

Known benign triggers

  • False positives may occur with troubleshooting scripts

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