Uncommon service stop operation

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Cortex XSIAM
Last date published
2025-06-24
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

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.