services.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
Description: Services and Controller app

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`C9998B1FBD08EC9E2F2914BA7718F297`
SHA1	`0A973F5ED0BB697CBE46D7D016629061667D83B6`
SHA256	`41E785FF78C698C860BE93F6F1F0A2369F8932D186D7D5E5BF97C0AF4C6C466C`
SHA384	`1B1B4B25D3FE685CC55BD6F147C406E56645C5BF4F33D46EF2E1327C7DE2BF3F1166F72AF865C5634B2702E560A0CCBB`
SHA512	`A53099D8D4BADF7323166C17A54715102CE8C4E0C2AB617BC5D16FF5CF5DCAAC476A53DEABEB508372E2691A2B053150CCC1C37F6FB98534D96F33A3DEC06C3D`
SSDEEP	`12288:+cXbArul82LFb9UC8BDBbkWT/dRhozMoqLX/ocgbIZ:+R5cFbH8Nr7ThjjLX/ocg8Z`

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 330000026551AE1BBD005CBFBD000000000265
Thumbprint: E168609353F30FF2373157B4EB8CD519D07A2BFF
Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

Original Filename: services.exe.mui
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
Language: English (United States)

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of services.exe being misused. While services.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	file_event_win_creation_system_file.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	image_load_wsman_provider_image_load.yml	`- 'C:\Windows\System32\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_access_win_svchost_cred_dump.yml	`- '*\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_abusing_debug_privilege.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_always_install_elevated_windows_installer.yml	`ParentImage: 'C:\Windows\System32\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_apt_hafnium.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_hack_wce.yml	`ParentImage\\|endswith: '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_impacket_lateralization.yml	`# parent is services.exe`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_impacket_lateralization.yml	`- '\services.exe' # smbexec`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_meterpreter_or_cobaltstrike_getsystem_service_start.yml	`ParentImage\\|endswith: '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_proc_wrong_parent.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_execution_path_webserver.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_powershell_parent_process.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_service_dir.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_svchost.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_system_exe_anomaly.yml	`- '\services.exe'`	DRL 1.0
malware-ioc	misp-badiis.json	"description": "Adversaries may abuse the Windows service control manager to execute malicious commands or payloads. The Windows service control manager (<code>services.exe</code>) is an interface to manage and manipulate services.(Citation: Microsoft Service Control Manager) The service control manager is accessible to users via GUI components as well as system utilities such as <code>sc.exe</code> and [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039).\n\n[PsExec](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0029) can also be used to execute commands or payloads via a temporary Windows service created through the service control manager API.(Citation: Russinovich Sysinternals)\n\nAdversaries may leverage these mechanisms to execute malicious content. This can be done by either executing a new or modified service. This technique is the execution used in conjunction with [Windows Service](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/003) during service persistence or privilege escalation.",	© ESET 2014-2018
atomic-red-team	T1569.002.md	<blockquote>Adversaries may abuse the Windows service control manager to execute malicious commands or payloads. The Windows service control manager (`services.exe`) is an interface to manage and manipulate services.(Citation: Microsoft Service Control Manager) The service control manager is accessible to users via GUI components as well as system utilities such as `sc.exe` and Net.	MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
signature-base	apt_bronze_butler.yar	$s1 = “Services.exe” fullword ascii	CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base	apt_win_plugx.yar	$x1 = “%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\SERVICES.EXE” fullword wide	CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base	spy_equation_fiveeyes.yar	$s0 = “SERVICES.EXE” fullword wide	CC BY-NC 4.0