Suspicious BITSAdmin File Transfer Into ProgramData via Process Creation (via process_creation)

ATT&CK techniques

Execution → C2

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
- T1197BITS Jobs
Persistence
- T1197BITS Jobs
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
- T1197BITS Jobs
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
- T1105Ingress Tool Transfer
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects bitsadmin.exe performing a file transfer that writes into the ProgramData directory, the living-off-the-land download technique Red Canary observed where a remotely fetched 1.html was saved as 1.exe. Using BITS to stage payloads in a world-writable path evades some download monitoring, so this behavior warrants review of the downloaded file.

Reporting behind it

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Suspicious BITSAdmin File Transfer Into ProgramData via Process Creation (via process_creation)

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