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DS0019 Service

A computer process that is configured to execute continuously in the background and perform system tasks, in some cases before any user has logged in12

Item Value
ID DS0019
Platforms Linux, Windows, macOS
Collection Layers Host
Version 1.0
Created 20 October 2021
Last Modified 30 March 2022

Data Components

Service Creation

Initial construction of a new service/daemon (ex: Windows EID 4697 or /var/log daemon logs)

Domain ID Name
enterprise T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
enterprise T1557.001 LLMNR/NBT-NS Poisoning and SMB Relay
ics T0830 Adversary-in-the-Middle
enterprise T1543 Create or Modify System Process
enterprise T1543.001 Launch Agent
enterprise T1543.002 Systemd Service
enterprise T1543.003 Windows Service
enterprise T1543.004 Launch Daemon
enterprise T1564 Hide Artifacts
enterprise T1564.006 Run Virtual Instance
enterprise T1036 Masquerading
enterprise T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service
ics T0849 Masquerading
enterprise T1569 System Services
enterprise T1569.001 Launchctl
enterprise T1569.002 Service Execution

Service Metadata

Contextual data about a service/daemon, which may include information such as name, service executable, start type, etc.

Domain ID Name
enterprise T1197 BITS Jobs
enterprise T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
enterprise T1574.005 Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness
enterprise T1574.010 Services File Permissions Weakness
enterprise T1562 Impair Defenses
enterprise T1562.001 Disable or Modify Tools
enterprise T1490 Inhibit System Recovery
enterprise T1036 Masquerading
enterprise T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service
enterprise T1021 Remote Services
enterprise T1021.006 Windows Remote Management
enterprise T1489 Service Stop
ics T0881 Service Stop

Service Modification

Changes made to a service/daemon, such as changes to name, description, and/or start type (ex: Windows EID 7040 or /var/log daemon logs)

Domain ID Name
enterprise T1543 Create or Modify System Process
enterprise T1543.001 Launch Agent
enterprise T1543.002 Systemd Service
enterprise T1543.003 Windows Service
enterprise T1543.004 Launch Daemon
enterprise T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
enterprise T1574.011 Services Registry Permissions Weakness
ics T0849 Masquerading

References

  1. Microsoft. (2017, March 30). Introduction to Windows Service Applications. Retrieved September 28, 2021. ↩

  2. The Linux Foundation. (2006, January 11). An introduction to services, runlevels, and rc.d scripts. Retrieved September 28, 2021. ↩

  3. Microsoft. (2011, July 19). Issues with BITS. Retrieved January 12, 2018. ↩

  4. Hardy, T. & Hall, J. (2018, February 15). Use Windows Event Forwarding to help with intrusion detection. Retrieved August 7, 2018. ↩

  5. Miroshnikov, A. & Hall, J. (2017, April 18). 4697(S): A service was installed in the system. Retrieved August 7, 2018. ↩

  6. Kuehn, E. (2018, April 11). Ever Run a Relay? Why SMB Relays Should Be On Your Mind. Retrieved February 7, 2019. ↩

  7. Robertson, K. (2016, August 28). Conveigh. Retrieved November 17, 2017. ↩