action: global
title: APT29 Google Update Service Install
description: This method detects malicious services mentioned in APT29 report by FireEye. The legitimate path for the Google update service is C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
    so the service names and executable locations used by APT29 are specific enough to be detected in log files.
references:
    - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/03/apt29_domain_frontin.html
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.g0016
    - attack.t1050          # an old one
    - attack.t1543.003
date: 2017/11/01
modified: 2022/03/21
author: Thomas Patzke
status: unsupported
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: system
detection:
    service_install:
        EventID: 7045
        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
        ServiceName: 'Google Update'
    timeframe: 5m
    condition: service_install | near process
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high
---
id: c069f460-2b87-4010-8dcf-e45bab362624
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    process:
        Image:
            - 'C:\Program Files(x86)\Google\GoogleService.exe'
            - 'C:\Program Files(x86)\Google\GoogleUpdate.exe'
fields:
    - ComputerName
    - User
    - CommandLine