T1489: Service Stop
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Data from MITRE ATT&CK®:
Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users. Stopping critical services or processes can inhibit or stop response to an incident or aid in the adversary's overall objectives to cause damage to the environment.(Citation: Talos Olympic Destroyer 2018)(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster)
Adversaries may accomplish this by disabling individual services of high importance to an organization, such as MSExchangeIS, which will make Exchange content inaccessible (Citation: Novetta Blockbuster). In some cases, adversaries may stop or disable many or all services to render systems unusable.(Citation: Talos Olympic Destroyer 2018) Services or processes may not allow for modification of their data stores while running. Adversaries may stop services or processes in order to conduct Data Destruction or Data Encrypted for Impact on the data stores of services like Exchange and SQL Server.(Citation: SecureWorks WannaCry Analysis)
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Mitigations for this technique
MITRE ATT&CK Mitigations
Restrict Registry Permissions
Restrict the ability to modify certain hives or keys in the Windows Registry.Network Segmentation
Architect sections of the network to isolate critical systems, functions, or resources. Use physical and logical segmentation to prevent access to potentially sensitive systems and information. Use a DMZ to contain any internet-facing services...Restrict File and Directory Permissions
Restrict access by setting directory and file permissions that are not specific to users or privileged accounts.User Account Management
Manage the creation, modification, use, and permissions associated to user accounts.How to detect this technique
MITRE ATT&CK Data Components
OS API Execution (Process)
Operating system function/method calls executed by a processWindows Registry Key Modification (Windows Registry)
Changes made to a Registry Key and/or Key value (ex: Windows EID 4657 or Sysmon EID 13|14)Process Termination (Process)
Exit of a running process (ex: Sysmon EID 5 or Windows EID 4689)File Modification (File)
Changes made to a file, or its access permissions and attributes, typically to alter the contents of the targeted file (ex: Windows EID 4670 or Sysmon EID 2)Service Metadata (Service)
Contextual data about a service/daemon, which may include information such as name, service executable, start type, etc.Process Creation (Process)
The initial construction of an executable managed by the OS, that may involve one or more tasks or threads. (e.g. Win EID 4688, Sysmon EID 1, cmd.exe > net use, etc.)Command Execution (Command)
The execution of a line of text, potentially with arguments, created from program code (e.g. a cmdlet executed via powershell.exe, interactive commands like >dir, shell executions, etc. )Control Validation Tests for this Technique
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Sigma Detections for this Technique
Delete Important Scheduled Task
Suspicious Windows Service Tampering
Azure Application Deleted
Stop Windows Service Via Net.EXE
Disable Important Scheduled Task
Application Uninstalled
Delete All Scheduled Tasks
Stop Windows Service Via PowerShell Stop-Service
Stop Windows Service Via Sc.EXE
Important Scheduled Task Deleted
SP800-53 Controls
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