Sigma rule: Remote Event Log Recon

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-58116faca97d, updated 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Event Log Recon
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz
Date
2022-01-01
File
rules/application/rpc_firewall/rpc_firewall_eventlog_recon.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects remote RPC calls to get event log information via EVEN or EVEN6

Log source

product
rpc_firewall
category
application
definition
Requirements: install and apply the RPC Firewall to all processes with "audit:true action:block uuid:82273fdc-e32a-18c3-3f78-827929dc23ea and uuid:f6beaff7-1e19-4fbb-9f8f-b89e2018337c"

Detection

selection:
    EventLog: RPCFW
    EventID: 3
    InterfaceUuid:
        - 82273fdc-e32a-18c3-3f78-827929dc23ea
        - f6beaff7-1e19-4fbb-9f8f-b89e2018337c
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Remote administrative tasks on Windows Events

Tags

  • attack.discovery

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_eventlog_recon.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Event Log Recon" by Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/rpc_firewall/rpc_firewall_eventlog_recon.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 Event Log Recon",
entity page, dataset version ref-58116faca97d, updated 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2053961f-44c7-4a64-b62d-f6e72800af0d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2053961f-44c7-4a64-b62d-f6e72800af0d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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