A service was disabled

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
ATT&CK Tactic	Impact (TA0040)
ATT&CK Technique	Service Stop (T1489)
Severity	Informational

Description

A service was disabled abnormally. This may be performed by malicious actors in an attempt to evade detection or limit functionality.

Attacker's Goals

• Evade detection by certain programs.
• Limit the functionality and availability of systems, services, and network resources.

Investigative actions

• Check if the disabled service could potentially threaten a malicious actor, or if holds a critical role.
• Investigate the disabling process to understand if it performed other suspicious actions.

Variations

A service was disabled without using the ServiceControlManager RPC interface

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Impact (TA0040)
ATT&CK Technique	Service Stop (T1489)
Severity	Informational

Description

A service was disabled abnormally through the registry. This may be performed by malicious actors in an attempt to evade detection or limit functionality.

Attacker's Goals

• Evade detection by certain programs.
• Limit the functionality and availability of systems, services, and network resources.

Investigative actions

• Check if the disabled service could potentially threaten a malicious actor, or if holds a critical role.
• Investigate the disabling process to understand if it performed other suspicious actions.

An injected process performed an uncommon service deactivation

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Impact (TA0040)
ATT&CK Technique	Service Stop (T1489)
Severity	Informational

Description

A service was disabled abnormally. This may be performed by malicious actors in an attempt to evade detection or limit functionality.

Attacker's Goals

• Evade detection by certain programs.
• Limit the functionality and availability of systems, services, and network resources.

Investigative actions

• Check if the disabled service could potentially threaten a malicious actor, or if holds a critical role.
• Investigate the disabling process to understand if it performed other suspicious actions.

An unsigned process performed an uncommon service deactivation

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Impact (TA0040)
ATT&CK Technique	Service Stop (T1489)
Severity	Low

Description

A service was disabled abnormally. This may be performed by malicious actors in an attempt to evade detection or limit functionality.

Attacker's Goals

• Evade detection by certain programs.
• Limit the functionality and availability of systems, services, and network resources.

Investigative actions

• Check if the disabled service could potentially threaten a malicious actor, or if holds a critical role.
• Investigate the disabling process to understand if it performed other suspicious actions.