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Remote Service Activity via SVCCTL Named Pipe
Detects remote service activity via remote access to the svcctl named pipe
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Lateral Movement |
Telemetry coverage
Rule body
title: Remote Service Activity via SVCCTL Named Pipe
id: 586a8d6b-6bfe-4ad9-9d78-888cd2fe50c3
status: test
description: Detects remote service activity via remote access to the svcctl named pipe
references:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20230329155141/https://blog.menasec.net/2019/03/threat-hunting-26-remote-windows.html
author: Samir Bousseaden
date: 2019-04-03
modified: 2024-08-01
tags:
- attack.lateral-movement
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1021.002
logsource:
product: windows
service: security
definition: 'The advanced audit policy setting "Object Access > Audit Detailed File Share" must be configured for Success/Failure'
detection:
selection:
EventID: 5145
ShareName: '\\\\\*\\IPC$' # looking for the string \\*\IPC$
RelativeTargetName: svcctl
AccessList|contains: 'WriteData'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
EventID: 5145
ShareName: '\\\\\*\\IPC$'
RelativeTargetName: svcctl
AccessList|contains: 'WriteData'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
AccessList | match |
| field:"AccessList" kind:match value:"WriteData" |
RelativeTargetName | eq |
| field:"RelativeTargetName" kind:eq value:"svcctl" |
ShareName | eq |
| field:"ShareName" kind:eq value:"\\\\\*\\IPC$" |