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PsExec Service File Creation

Severity
low
Author
Thomas Patzke
Source
upstream

Detects default PsExec service filename which indicates PsExec service installation and execution

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
ExecutionT1569.002 System Services: Service Execution

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
Sysmon11FileCreate

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: selection

TargetFilename|endswith: '\PSEXESVC.exe'

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
TargetFilenameends_with
  • \PSEXESVC.exe