Bitsadmin to Uncommon TLD
testhighLog-Quelle: proxyAutor Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tim SheltonDatum 2019-03-07
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Beschreibung
Was dies ist, in Kürze.
Detects Bitsadmin connections to domains with uncommon TLDs
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Tags
attack.command-and-controlattack.executionattack.stealthattack.t1071.001attack.persistenceattack.t1197attack.s0190
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Regelquelle (YAML)
title: Bitsadmin to Uncommon TLD
id: 9eb68894-7476-4cd6-8752-23b51f5883a7
status: test
description: Detects Bitsadmin connections to domains with uncommon TLDs
references:
- https://twitter.com/jhencinski/status/1102695118455349248
- https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Investigating+Microsoft+BITS+Activity/23281/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tim Shelton
date: 2019-03-07
modified: 2026-09-30
tags:
- attack.command-and-control
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1071.001
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1197
- attack.s0190
logsource:
category: proxy
detection:
selection:
c-useragent|startswith: 'Microsoft BITS/'
filter_main_legit_tlds:
cs-host|endswith:
- '.com'
- '.microsoft' # Microsoft brand TLD
- '.net'
- '.org'
- '.scdn.co' # spotify streaming
- '.sfx.ms' # Microsoft domain, example request: https://oneclient.sfx.ms/PreSignInSettings/Prod/2022-08-15-21-xx-xx/PreSignInSettingsConfig.json
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Rare programs that use Bitsadmin and update from regional TLDs e.g. .uk or .ca
level: high
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genannte Software (1)
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Referenzen
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