ServiceDll Hijack
Detects changes to the "ServiceDLL" value related to a service in the registry. This is often used as a method of persistence.
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
- registry_set
Known benign triggers
- Administrative scripts
- Installation of a service
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1543.003/T1543.003.md#atomic-test-4---tinyturla-backdoor-service-w64time | 5 |
| www.hexacorn.com/blog/2013/09/19/beyond-good-ol-run-key-part-4/ | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 612e47e9-8a59-43a6-b404-f48683f45bd6
- 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
- Sep 2, 2026
- Version
- 2