[metadata] creation_date = "2023/09/27" integration = ["endpoint"] maturity = "production" min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup" min_stack_version = "8.3.0" updated_date = "2023/09/27" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ Identifies an unsigned Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) client process. Attackers may abuse BITS functionality to download or upload data using the BITS service. """ references = [ "https://web.archive.org/web/20230531215706/https://blog.menasec.net/2021/05/hunting-for-suspicious-usage-of.html", "https://www.elastic.co/blog/hunting-for-persistence-using-elastic-security-part-2" ] from = "now-119m" interval = "60m" index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "Unsigned BITS Service Client Process" risk_score = 21 rule_id = "9a3884d0-282d-45ea-86ce-b9c81100f026" severity = "low" tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Defense Evasion", "Rule Type: BBR", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"] timestamp_override = "event.ingested" building_block_type = "default" type = "eql" query = ''' library where dll.name : "Bitsproxy.dll" and process.executable != null and not process.code_signature.trusted == true ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1197" name = "BITS Jobs" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1197/" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1036" name = "Masquerading" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/" [[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]] id = "T1036.001" name = "Invalid Code Signature" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/001/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0005" name = "Defense Evasion" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"