Windows Named Pipe Creation: Default RemCom Pipe Name
Alerts on creation of named pipes with names containing "\RemCom" on Windows.
- Product
- windows
- Category
- pipe_created
- Author
- Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
- Published
- 2023-08-07
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
ATT&CK techniques
Execution → Lateral MovementRecon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
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Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
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C2
Exfiltration
Impact
What it detects
This rule flags Windows systems where a named pipe is created with a pipe name containing '\RemCom', matching the default RemCom pipe naming. Such named pipes are commonly used for inter-process communication that can support lateral movement or remote task execution via covert channels. The detection relies on telemetry that logs named pipe creation events, including the pipe name field.
Reporting behind it
Changelog
v2- v2Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- v1No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.
title: "Windows Named Pipe Creation: Default RemCom Pipe Name"
id: 8b63d6aa-4cd8-400a-9be9-6b0c2ccfb2d0
related:
- id: 9e77ed63-2ecf-4c7b-b09d-640834882028
type: obsolete
- id: d36f87ea-c403-44d2-aa79-1a0ac7c24456
type: derived
status: test
description: This rule flags Windows systems where a named pipe is created with a pipe name containing '\RemCom', matching the default RemCom pipe naming. Such named pipes are commonly used for inter-process communication that can support lateral movement or remote task execution via covert channels. The detection relies on telemetry that logs named pipe creation events, including the pipe name field.
references:
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lKya3_mLnR3UQuCoiYruO3qgu052_iS_/view
- https://github.com/kavika13/RemCom
- https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/pipe_created/pipe_created_pua_remcom_default_pipe.yml
author: Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Huntrule Team
date: 2023-08-07
modified: 2023-11-30
tags:
- attack.lateral-movement
- attack.t1021.002
- attack.execution
- attack.t1569.002
logsource:
product: windows
category: pipe_created
definition: Note that you have to configure logging for Named Pipe Events in Sysmon config (Event ID 17 and Event ID 18). The basic configuration is in popular sysmon configuration (https://github.com/SwiftOnSecurity/sysmon-config), but it is worth verifying. You can also use other repo, e.g. https://github.com/Neo23x0/sysmon-config, https://github.com/olafhartong/sysmon-modular. How to test detection? You can check powershell script from this site https://svch0st.medium.com/guide-to-named-pipes-and-hunting-for-cobalt-strike-pipes-dc46b2c5f575
detection:
selection:
PipeName|contains: \RemCom
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate Administrator activity
level: medium
license: DRL-1.1