Sigma rule: BITS Transfer Job Download To Potential Suspicious Folder

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-cc1be9cafbe3, updated 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
BITS Transfer Job Download To Potential Suspicious Folder
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-06-28
Modified
2023-03-27
File
rules/windows/builtin/bits_client/win_bits_client_new_trasnfer_susp_local_folder.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects new BITS transfer job where the LocalName/Saved file is stored in a potentially suspicious location

Log source

product
windows
service
bits-client

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 16403
    LocalName|contains:
        # TODO: Add more interesting suspicious paths
        - '\Desktop\'
        - 'C:\Users\Public\'
        - 'C:\PerfLogs\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1197

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/bits_client/win_bits_client_new_trasnfer_susp_local_folder.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "BITS Transfer Job Download To Potential Suspicious Folder" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/bits_client/win_bits_client_new_trasnfer_susp_local_folder.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: BITS Transfer Job Download To Potential Suspicious Folder",
entity page, dataset version ref-cc1be9cafbe3, updated 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f8a56cb7-a363-44ed-a82f-5926bb44cd05 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f8a56cb7-a363-44ed-a82f-5926bb44cd05, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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