Sigma rule: Anydesk Temporary Artefact

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a08b2d550c7b, updated 2024-07-20T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Anydesk Temporary Artefact
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: frack113
Date: 2022-02-11
Modified: 2024-07-20
File: rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_anydesk_artefact.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: file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|contains:
        - '\AppData\Roaming\AnyDesk\user.conf'
        - '\AppData\Roaming\AnyDesk\system.conf'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Legitimate use

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1219.002

References

https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1219/T1219.md#atomic-test-2---anydesk-files-detected-test-on-windows

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_anydesk_artefact.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Anydesk Temporary Artefact" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_anydesk_artefact.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Anydesk Temporary Artefact",
entity page, dataset version ref-a08b2d550c7b, updated 2024-07-20T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0b9ad457-2554-44c1-82c2-d56a99c42377 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0b9ad457-2554-44c1-82c2-d56a99c42377, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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