Suspicious Remote Task Creation through ATSVC Named Pipe - Zeek (via smb_files)

title: Suspicious Remote Task Creation through ATSVC Named Pipe - Zeek (via smb_files)
id: e896d4a8-bc81-59cc-bcd7-58ec329b2642
status: stable
description: This rule detects remote task creation via at.exe or API interacting with ATSVC namedpipe
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/002/
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20230409194125/https://blog.menasec.net/2019/03/threat-hunting-25-scheduled-tasks-for.html
author: 'Huntrule Team'
date: 2026-03-10
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.execution
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.persistence
    - car.2013-05-004
    - car.2015-04-001
    - attack.t1053.002
logsource:
    product: zeek
    service: smb_files
detection:
    selection:
        path: '\\\*\IPC$'
        name: 'atsvc'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium