Sigma rule: Failed MSExchange Transport Agent Installation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a354f0838920, updated 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Failed MSExchange Transport Agent Installation
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Tobias Michalski (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-06-08
Modified
2022-07-12
File
rules/windows/builtin/msexchange/win_exchange_transportagent_failed.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a failed installation of a Exchange Transport Agent

Log source

product
windows
service
msexchange-management

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 6
    Data|contains: 'Install-TransportAgent'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate installations of exchange TransportAgents. AssemblyPath is a good indicator for this.

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1505.002

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/msexchange/win_exchange_transportagent_failed.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Failed MSExchange Transport Agent Installation" by Tobias Michalski (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/msexchange/win_exchange_transportagent_failed.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: Failed MSExchange Transport Agent Installation",
entity page, dataset version ref-a354f0838920, updated 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c7d16cae-aaf3-42e5-9c1c-fb8553faa6fa (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c7d16cae-aaf3-42e5-9c1c-fb8553faa6fa, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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