Renamed PsExec Service Execution
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects suspicious launch of a renamed version of the PSEXESVC service with, which is not often used by legitimate administrators
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ORIGINALFILENAME = "psexesvc.exe" AND PROCESSNAME != "C:\Windows\PSEXESVC.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
