I started HTB Academy a few weeks ago and started some of the Fundamentals Modules. In Windows Fundamentals, one of the questions there is to “Identify one of the Non-standard update service running on host”,but the module did not mention anything about a command line looking for it and I do not know what a non-standard update service is. From what I understand is that it’s something that didn’t come with the OS.
If someone can explain it to me further, that would be lovely.
For anyone going through this: Figured this out thanks to @KisBal 's suggestion.
The question reads:
Identify one of the non-standard update services running on the host. Submit the full name of the service executable (not the DisplayName) as your answer.
You need the file extension too.
I guess I never really learned to read questions properly myself.
It was also too complex for me to quickly understand the answer format.
Some steps for execution:
First of all it came to me with an attempt to use applications in WINDOWS. Services app - it’s a table (knowing the answer, the key is on properties of the service, the path). It seems too simple and at that time impossible to get:
What was confusing at that time, needed service is located in “Extended” and “Standard” sort types.
Windows PowerShell:
Of course, without a Google & ChatGPT to get a correct command is no chance for the beginner. But I knew that here, as always, must be the request command: