Used by Windows to manage services
sc config <existing> binPath="\"c:\\ADS\\file.txt:cmd.exe\" /c echo works > \"c:\ADS\works.txt\"" & sc start <existing>
Modifies an existing service and executes the file stored in the ADS.
Execute binary file hidden inside an alternate data stream
C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe, C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/6312dd1d44d309608552105c334948f793e89f48/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_service_creation.yml, Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/c04bef2fbbe8beff6c7620d5d7ea6872dbe7acba/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_change_sevice_image_path_by_non_admin.yml, Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/c04bef2fbbe8beff6c7620d5d7ea6872dbe7acba/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_service_path_modification.yml, Splunk: https://github.com/splunk/security_content/blob/18f63553a9dc1a34122fa123deae2b2f9b9ea391/detections/endpoint/sc_exe_manipulating_windows_services.yml, Elastic: https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/414d32027632a49fb239abb8fbbb55d3fa8dd861/rules/windows/lateral_movement_cmd_service.toml, IOC: Unexpected service creation, IOC: Unexpected service modification
Oddvar Moe (@oddvarmoe)