Detection rules › Kusto Query Language

C2-NamedPipe

Source: upstream

Detects the creation of a named pipe used by known APT malware. Reference - https://docs.microsoft.com/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-wpo/4de75e21-36fd-440a-859b-75accc74487c

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Command & Control	`T1105` Ingress Tool Transfer

Event coverage

Provider	Event ID	Title
Sysmon	17	PipeEvent (Pipe Created)
Sysmon	18	PipeEvent (Pipe Connected)
Defender-DeviceEvents	9007006	Named pipe event

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: `source`

DeviceEvents

Stage 2: `where`

ActionType eq "NamedPipeEvent"

Stage 3: `extend`

Stage 4: `where`

FileOperation eq "File created"

Stage 5: `where`

PipeName match "badPipeNames"

Stage 6: `project`

Stage 7: `extend`

Stage 8: `extend`

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

Field	Kind	Values
`ActionType`	eq	`NamedPipeEvent`
`FileOperation`	eq	`File created`
`PipeName`	match	`badPipeNames`

C2-NamedPipe

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Event coverage

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: where

Stage 3: extend

Stage 4: where

Stage 5: where

Stage 6: project

Stage 7: extend

Stage 8: extend