Sigma rule: Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via ATSvc

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-751981ca7c11, updated 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via ATSvc
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz
Date
2022-01-01
File
rules/application/rpc_firewall/rpc_firewall_atsvc_lateral_movement.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects remote RPC calls to create or execute a scheduled task via ATSvc

Log source

product
rpc_firewall
category
application
definition
Requirements: install and apply the RPC Firewall to all processes with "audit:true action:block uuid:1ff70682-0a51-30e8-076d-740be8cee98b"

Detection

selection:
    EventLog: RPCFW
    EventID: 3
    InterfaceUuid: 1ff70682-0a51-30e8-076d-740be8cee98b
    OpNum:
        - 0
        - 1
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.execution
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1053
  • attack.t1053.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/rpc_firewall/rpc_firewall_atsvc_lateral_movement.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via ATSvc" by Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/rpc_firewall/rpc_firewall_atsvc_lateral_movement.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via ATSvc",
entity page, dataset version ref-751981ca7c11, updated 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0fcd1c79-4eeb-4746-aba9-1b458f7a79cb (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0fcd1c79-4eeb-4746-aba9-1b458f7a79cb, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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