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
author: Samir Bousseaden
references:
  - https://blog.menasec.net/2019/03/threat-hunting-26-remote-windows.html
date: 2019/04/03
modified: 2021/11/27
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$
    RelativeTargetName: svcctl
    Accesses|contains: 'WriteData'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Unknown
level: medium
tags:
  - attack.lateral_movement
  - attack.persistence
  - attack.t1021.002
