Sigma rule: HybridConnectionManager Service Running

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d2bf8a298e95, updated 2024-08-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HybridConnectionManager Service Running
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
Date
2021-04-12
Modified
2024-08-05
File
rules/windows/builtin/servicebus/win_hybridconnectionmgr_svc_running.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Rule to detect the Hybrid Connection Manager service running on an endpoint.

Log source

product
windows
service
microsoft-servicebus-client

Detection

selection:
    EventID:
        - 40300
        - 40301
        - 40302
keywords:
    - 'HybridConnection'
    - 'sb://'
    - 'servicebus.windows.net'
    - 'HybridConnectionManage'
condition: selection and keywords

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of Hybrid Connection Manager via Azure function apps.

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1554

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/servicebus/win_hybridconnectionmgr_svc_running.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HybridConnectionManager Service Running" by Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/servicebus/win_hybridconnectionmgr_svc_running.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: HybridConnectionManager Service Running",
entity page, dataset version ref-d2bf8a298e95, updated 2024-08-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b55d23e5-6821-44ff-8a6e-67218891e49f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b55d23e5-6821-44ff-8a6e-67218891e49f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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