Sigma rule: Remote Service Activity via SVCCTL Named Pipe

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-985219e505be, updated 2024-08-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Service Activity via SVCCTL Named Pipe
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Samir Bousseaden
Date
2019-04-03
Modified
2024-08-01
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_svcctl_remote_service.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects remote service activity via remote access to the svcctl named pipe

Log source

product
windows
service
security
definition
The advanced audit policy setting "Object Access > Audit Detailed File Share" must be configured for Success/Failure

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 5145
    ShareName: '\\\\\*\\IPC$' # looking for the string \\*\IPC$
    RelativeTargetName: svcctl
    AccessList|contains: 'WriteData'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1021.002

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/windows/builtin/security/win_security_svcctl_remote_service.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Service Activity via SVCCTL Named Pipe" by Samir Bousseaden (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_svcctl_remote_service.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 Service Activity via SVCCTL Named Pipe",
entity page, dataset version ref-985219e505be, updated 2024-08-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/586a8d6b-6bfe-4ad9-9d78-888cd2fe50c3 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 586a8d6b-6bfe-4ad9-9d78-888cd2fe50c3, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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