Deny Service Access Using Security Descriptor Tampering Via Sc.EXE
Detects suspicious DACL modifications to deny access to a service that affects critical trustees. This can be used to hide services or make them unstoppable.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
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
- Unknown
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 |
|---|---|
| itconnect.uw.edu/tools-services-support/it-systems-infrastructure/msinf/other-help/understanding-sddl-syntax/ | 5 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthz/sid-strings | 3from 2 sources |
| www.sans.org/blog/red-team-tactics-hiding-windows-services/ | 7from 3 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 99cf1e02-00fb-4c0d-8375-563f978dfd37
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1