Sigma rule: New BITS Job Created Via Bitsadmin

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5c4689732940, updated 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
New BITS Job Created Via Bitsadmin
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2022-03-01
Modified
2023-03-27
File
rules/windows/builtin/bits_client/win_bits_client_new_job_via_bitsadmin.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a new bits job by Bitsadmin

Log source

product
windows
service
bits-client

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 3
    processPath|endswith: '\bitsadmin.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Many legitimate applications or scripts could leverage "bitsadmin". This event is best correlated with EID 16403 via the JobID field

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1197

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/windows/builtin/bits_client/win_bits_client_new_job_via_bitsadmin.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "New BITS Job Created Via Bitsadmin" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/bits_client/win_bits_client_new_job_via_bitsadmin.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: New BITS Job Created Via Bitsadmin",
entity page, dataset version ref-5c4689732940, updated 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1ff315dc-2a3a-4b71-8dde-873818d25d39 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1ff315dc-2a3a-4b71-8dde-873818d25d39, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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