- title: Remote Service Activity Detected via SVCCTL named pipe
id: 586a8d6b-6bfe-4ad9-9d78-888cd2fe50c3
description: Detects remote remote service activity via remote access to the svcctl
named pipe
author: Samir Bousseaden
references:
- https://blog.menasec.net/2019/03/threat-hunting-26-remote-windows.html
tags:
- attack.lateral_movement
- attack.persistence
logsource:
product: windows
service: security
description: The advanced audit policy setting "Object Access > Audit Detailed
File Share" must be configured for Success/Failure
category: null
detection:
selection:
EventID: 5145
ShareName: \\*\IPC$
RelativeTargetName: svcctl
Accesses: '*WriteData*'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- pentesting
level: medium
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from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
from elasticsearch_dsl import Search
import pandas as pd
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es = Elasticsearch(['http://helk-elasticsearch:9200'])
searchContext = Search(using=es, index='logs-endpoint-winevent-security-*', doc_type='doc')
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s = searchContext.query('query_string', query='(event_id:"5145" AND share_name.keyword:\\*\\IPC$ AND share_relative_target_name:"svcctl" AND Accesses.keyword:*WriteData*)')
response = s.execute()
if response.success():
df = pd.DataFrame((d.to_dict() for d in s.scan()))
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df.head()