Sigma rule: Turla Group Named Pipes

Rule

Title

Turla Group Named Pipes

Status

test

Level

critical

Author

Markus Neis

Date

2017-11-06

Modified

2021-11-27

File

rules-emerging-threats/2017/TA/Turla/pipe_created_apt_turla_named_pipes.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a named pipe used by Turla group samples

Log source

product

windows

category

pipe_created

definition

Note that you have to configure logging for Named Pipe Events in Sysmon config (Event ID 17 and Event ID 18). The basic configuration is in popular sysmon configuration (https://github.com/SwiftOnSecurity/sysmon-config), but it is worth verifying. You can also use other repo, e.g. https://github.com/Neo23x0/sysmon-config, https://github.com/olafhartong/sysmon-modular. How to test detection? You can check powershell script from this site https://svch0st.medium.com/guide-to-named-pipes-and-hunting-for-cobalt-strike-pipes-dc46b2c5f575

Detection

selection:
    PipeName:
        - '\atctl'    # https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/a4ddb2664a6c87a1d3c5da5a5a32a5df9a0b0c8f2e951811bd1ec1d44d42ccf1/detection
        - '\comnap'   # https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2015/01/23926-analysis-of-project-cobra
        - '\iehelper' # ruag apt case
        - '\sdlrpc'   # project cobra https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2015/01/23926-analysis-of-project-cobra
        - '\userpipe' # ruag apt case
        # - '\rpc' # may cause too many false positives : http://kb.palisade.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=483
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unlikely

Tags

• attack.g0010
• attack.execution
• attack.t1106
• detection.emerging-threats

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• G0010
• T1106

References

• Internal Research

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2017/TA/Turla/pipe_created_apt_turla_named_pipes.yml