File Download Via Bitsadmin
Detects usage of bitsadmin downloading a file
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Some legitimate apps use this, but limited.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| blog.netspi.com/15-ways-to-download-a-file/#bitsadmin | 6 |
| isc.sans.edu/diary/22264 | 6 |
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Bitsadmin/ | 7from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- d059842b-6b9d-4ed1-b5c3-5b89143c6ede
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.command-and-controlattack.executionattack.persistenceattack.s0190attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1