Sigma rule: Remote Task Creation via ATSVC Named Pipe - Zeek

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f357dae50a16, updated 2022-12-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Task Creation via ATSVC Named Pipe - Zeek
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Samir Bousseaden, @neu5rn
Date
2020-04-03
Modified
2022-12-27
File
rules/network/zeek/zeek_smb_converted_win_atsvc_task.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects remote task creation via at.exe or API interacting with ATSVC namedpipe

Log source

product
zeek
service
smb_files

Detection

selection:
    path: '\\\*\IPC$'
    name: 'atsvc'
    # Accesses: '*WriteData*'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.execution
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.persistence
  • car.2013-05-004
  • car.2015-04-001
  • attack.t1053.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/network/zeek/zeek_smb_converted_win_atsvc_task.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Task Creation via ATSVC Named Pipe - Zeek" by Samir Bousseaden, @neu5rn (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/network/zeek/zeek_smb_converted_win_atsvc_task.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 Task Creation via ATSVC Named Pipe - Zeek",
entity page, dataset version ref-f357dae50a16, updated 2022-12-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/dde85b37-40cd-4a94-b00c-0b8794f956b5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule dde85b37-40cd-4a94-b00c-0b8794f956b5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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