Sigma rule: Suspicious Download From File-Sharing Website Via Bitsadmin

Rule

Title

Suspicious Download From File-Sharing Website Via Bitsadmin

Status

test

Level

high

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Date

2022-06-28

Modified

2026-03-29

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_bitsadmin_download_file_sharing_domains.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects usage of bitsadmin downloading a file from a suspicious domain

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\bitsadmin.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'bitsadmin.exe'
selection_flags:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' /transfer '
        - ' /create '
        - ' /addfile '
selection_domain:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '.githubusercontent.com'       # Includes both gists and github repositories / Michael Haag (idea)
        - '0x0.st'
        - 'anonfiles.com'
        - 'bashupload.com'
        - 'cdn.discordapp.com'
        - 'chunk.io'
        - 'ddns.net'
        - 'dl.dropboxusercontent.com'
        - 'ghostbin.co'
        - 'github.com' # bitsadmin /transfer n https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/raw/master/atomics/T1047/bin/calc.dll %PUBLIC%\calc.dll
        - 'glitch.me'
        - 'gofile.io'
        - 'hastebin.com'
        - 'mediafire.com'
        - 'mega.nz'
        - 'onrender.com'
        - 'pages.dev'
        - 'paste.ee'
        - 'pastebin.com'
        - 'pastebin.pl'
        - 'pastetext.net'
        - 'privatlab.com'
        - 'privatlab.net'
        - 'send.exploit.in'
        - 'sendspace.com'
        - 'storage.googleapis.com'
        - 'storjshare.io'
        - 'supabase.co'
        - 'temp.sh'
        - 'transfer.sh'
        - 'trycloudflare.com'
        - 'ufile.io'
        - 'w3spaces.com'
        - 'workers.dev'
        - 'x0.at'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Some legitimate apps use this, but limited.

Tags

• attack.persistence
• attack.execution
• attack.stealth
• attack.t1197
• attack.s0190
• attack.t1036.003
• attack.command-and-control
• attack.t1105

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• S0190
• T1036.003
• T1105
• T1197

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• ae02ed70-11aa-4a22-b397-c0d0e8f6ea99 (similar)
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• 7b434893-c57d-4f41-908d-6a17bf1ae98f (similar)
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References

• https://blog.netspi.com/15-ways-to-download-a-file/#bitsadmin
• https://isc.sans.edu/diary/22264
• https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Bitsadmin/
• https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/ransomware-hive-conti-avoslocker
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-321a
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/01/17/new-ttps-observed-in-mint-sandstorm-campaign-targeting-high-profile-individuals-at-universities-and-research-orgs/

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_bitsadmin_download_file_sharing_domains.yml