Uncommon service stop operation

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

An attempt to stop a service was made using an unusual shell command.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may disable services to disrupt system functionality and weaken security defenses.

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.