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  • Rare process spawned by srvany.exe Informational

    Unusual process spawned by srvany.exe, which allows applications to run as services with system privileges, this might be an indication of malicious local or remote code execution.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Hour
    ATT&CK tactics: Execution (TA0002)
    ATT&CK techniques: System Services: Service Execution (T1569.002)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: Execute malware on the host in a manner that doesn't leave event logs within the system.
    Investigative actions: Validate if the binary that srvany.exe executed is malicious. Track down the source of the srvany.exe binary and the executed process. Validate if this is a legitimate software installed by IT.