Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Command Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0d1897af49a6, updated 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Command Execution
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Ali Alwashali
Date
2023-10-10
File
rules/windows/builtin/application/screenconnect/win_app_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_command_exec.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects command execution via ScreenConnect RMM

Log source

product
windows
service
application

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: 'ScreenConnect'
    EventID: 200
    Data|contains: 'Executed command of length'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of ScreenConnect

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.003

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/builtin/application/screenconnect/win_app_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_command_exec.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Command Execution" by Ali Alwashali (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/application/screenconnect/win_app_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_command_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 - ScreenConnect Command Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-0d1897af49a6, updated 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/076ebe48-cc05-4d8f-9d41-89245cd93a14 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 076ebe48-cc05-4d8f-9d41-89245cd93a14, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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