Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - Anydesk Execution From Suspicious Folder

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6a6b6d1817cb, updated 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool - Anydesk Execution From Suspicious Folder
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-05-20
Modified
2025-02-24
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_anydesk_susp_exec.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

An adversary may use legitimate desktop support and remote access software, such as Team Viewer, Go2Assist, LogMein, AmmyyAdmin, etc, to establish an interactive command and control channel to target systems within networks.
These services are commonly used as legitimate technical support software, and may be allowed by application control within a target environment.
Remote access tools like VNC, Ammyy, and Teamviewer are used frequently when compared with other legitimate software commonly used by adversaries. (Citation: Symantec Living off the Land)

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith:
          - '\AnyDesk.exe'
          - '\AnyDeskMSI.exe'
    - Description: AnyDesk
    - Product: AnyDesk
    - Company: AnyDesk Software GmbH
filter:
    Image|contains:
        - '\AppData\'
        - 'Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk'
        - 'Program Files\AnyDesk'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of AnyDesk from a non-standard folder

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1219.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_anydesk_susp_exec.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool - Anydesk Execution From Suspicious Folder" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_anydesk_susp_exec.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - Anydesk Execution From Suspicious Folder",
entity page, dataset version ref-6a6b6d1817cb, updated 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/065b00ca-5d5c-4557-ac95-64a6d0b64d86 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 065b00ca-5d5c-4557-ac95-64a6d0b64d86, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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