MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Description
Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services. Adversaries may obtain information about services using tools as well as OS utility commands such as <code>sc query</code>, <code>tasklist /svc</code>, <code>systemctl --type=service</code>, and <code>net start</code>. Adversaries may also gather information about schedule tasks via commands such as `schtasks` on Windows or `crontab -l` on Linux and macOS.(Citation: Elastic Security Labs GOSAR 2024)(Citation: SentinelLabs macOS Malware 2021)(Citation: Splunk Linux Gormir 2024)(Citation: Aquasec Kinsing 2020) Adversaries may use the information from [System Service Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1007) during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions.
Supported Platforms
Created
April 29, 2026
Last Updated
April 29, 2026
STIX Data
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'description': 'Adversaries may try to gather information about registered '
'local system services. Adversaries may obtain information '
'about services using tools as well as OS utility commands '
'such as <code>sc query</code>, <code>tasklist /svc</code>, '
'<code>systemctl --type=service</code>, and <code>net '
'start</code>. Adversaries may also gather information about '
'schedule tasks via commands such as `schtasks` on Windows or '
'`crontab -l` on Linux and macOS.(Citation: Elastic Security '
'Labs GOSAR 2024)(Citation: SentinelLabs macOS Malware '
'2021)(Citation: Splunk Linux Gormir 2024)(Citation: Aquasec '
'Kinsing 2020)\n'
'\n'
'Adversaries may use the information from [System Service '
'Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1007) during '
'automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including '
'whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or '
'attempts specific actions.',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1007',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1007'},
{'description': 'Gal Singer. (2020, April 3). Threat '
'Alert: Kinsing Malware Attacks '
'Targeting Container Environments. '
'Retrieved May 22, 2025.',
'source_name': 'Aquasec Kinsing 2020',
'url': 'https://www.aquasec.com/blog/threat-alert-kinsing-malware-container-vulnerability/'},
{'description': 'Jia Yu Chan, Salim Bitam, Daniel '
'Stepanic, and Seth Goodwin. (2024, '
'December 12). Under the SADBRIDGE '
'with GOSAR: QUASAR Gets a Golang '
'Rewrite. Retrieved May 22, 2025.',
'source_name': 'Elastic Security Labs GOSAR 2024',
'url': 'https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/under-the-sadbridge-with-gosar'},
{'description': 'Phil Stokes. (2021, February 16). 20 '
'Common Tools & Techniques Used by '
'macOS Threat Actors & Malware. '
'Retrieved May 22, 2025.',
'source_name': 'SentinelLabs macOS Malware 2021',
'url': 'https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/20-common-tools-techniques-used-by-macos-threat-actors-malware/'},
{'description': 'Splunk Threat Research Team , '
'Teoderick Contreras. (2024, July '
'15). Breaking Down Linux.Gomir: '
'Understanding this Backdoor’s TTPs. '
'Retrieved May 22, 2025.',
'source_name': 'Splunk Linux Gormir 2024',
'url': 'https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/breaking-down-linux-gomir-understanding-this-backdoors-ttps.html'}],
'id': 'attack-pattern--322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa',
'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
'phase_name': 'discovery'}],
'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:36.812Z',
'name': 'System Service Discovery',
'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'attack-pattern',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
'x_mitre_contributors': ['Harshal Tupsamudre, Qualys'],
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_detection': '',
'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'macOS', 'Windows'],
'x_mitre_version': '1.6'}