This rule is designed to detect the usage of the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool to start or stop services on a Windows system. By monitoring the command line arguments that include keywords such as 'stopservice' and 'startservice', combined with the execution of \\WMIC.exe or wmic.exe, this rule aims to reveal potential misuse of administrative capabilities that can lead to privilege escalation or unauthorized modifications of service states. It utilizes process creation logs to identify any commands that manipulate services, which may indicate malicious behavior, especially in environments with limited visibility or strict access controls. Administrators should ensure that applications requiring service manipulation do so through sanctioned means and monitor for these specific command invocations as a part of standard operational security practices.