Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Temporary File

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1d8618a57fa8, updated 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Temporary File
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Ali Alwashali
Date
2023-10-10
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_remote_file.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of files in a specific location by ScreenConnect RMM.
ScreenConnect has feature to remotely execute binaries on a target machine. These binaries will be dropped to ":\Users\<username>\Documents\ConnectWiseControl\Temp\" before execution.

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe'
    TargetFilename|contains: '\Documents\ConnectWiseControl\Temp\'
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/file/file_event/file_event_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_remote_file.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Temporary File" by Ali Alwashali (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_remote_file.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 Temporary File",
entity page, dataset version ref-1d8618a57fa8, updated 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0afecb6e-6223-4a82-99fb-bf5b981e92a5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0afecb6e-6223-4a82-99fb-bf5b981e92a5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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