Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Silent Installation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-27093a5e5006, updated 2023-03-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Silent Installation
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Ján Trenčanský
Date
2021-08-06
Modified
2023-03-05
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_anydesk_silent_install.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects AnyDesk Remote Desktop silent installation. Which can be used by attackers to gain remote access.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '--install'
        - '--start-with-win'
        - '--silent'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate deployment of AnyDesk

Tags

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

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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_silent_install.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Silent Installation" by Ján Trenčanský (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_anydesk_silent_install.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 Silent Installation",
entity page, dataset version ref-27093a5e5006, updated 2023-03-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/114e7f1c-f137-48c8-8f54-3088c24ce4b9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 114e7f1c-f137-48c8-8f54-3088c24ce4b9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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