Sigma rule: New BITS Job Created Via PowerShell

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6ea99b316e43, updated 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
New BITS Job Created Via PowerShell
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2022-03-01
Modified
2023-03-27
File
rules/windows/builtin/bits_client/win_bits_client_new_job_via_powershell.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a new bits job by PowerShell

Log source

product
windows
service
bits-client

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 3
    processPath|endswith:
        - '\powershell.exe'
        - '\pwsh.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrator PowerShell scripts

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_job_via_powershell.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "New BITS Job Created Via PowerShell" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/bits_client/win_bits_client_new_job_via_powershell.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: New BITS Job Created Via PowerShell",
entity page, dataset version ref-6ea99b316e43, updated 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fe3a2d49-f255-4d10-935c-bda7391108eb (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fe3a2d49-f255-4d10-935c-bda7391108eb, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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