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Windows Suspicious C2 Named Pipe

The following analytic detects the creation or connection to known suspicious C2 named pipes. It leverages Sysmon EventCodes 17 and 18 to identify known default pipe names used by C2 tools. If confirmed malicious,…

Description

The following analytic detects the creation or connection to known suspicious C2 named pipes. It leverages Sysmon EventCodes 17 and 18 to identify known default pipe names used by C2 tools. If confirmed malicious, this could allow an attacker to abuse these to potentially gain persistence, command and control, or further system compromise.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
LinuxmacOSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.

Log source category
sysmon_eventid_17sysmon_eventid_18

Known benign triggers

  • False positives should be rare, investigate matches and apply additional filters as needed.

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