Possible New BITS Job Created Through PowerShell (via bits-client)
This rule detects the creation of a new bits job by PowerShell
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possible-new-bits-job-created-through-powershell-via-bits-client
title: Possible New BITS Job Created Through PowerShell (via bits-client)
id: 78b739f7-031a-5abf-98a5-5a49b5751c07
status: stable
description: This rule detects the creation of a new bits job by PowerShell
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1197/
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1197/T1197.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-04-26
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1197
logsource:
product: windows
service: bits-client
detection:
selection:
EventID: 3
processPath|endswith:
- '\powershell.exe'
- '\pwsh.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: low
Known false positives
- Unknown
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