Sigma rule: TeamViewer Remote Session

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-23f0f47e3410, updated 2022-01-30T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
TeamViewer Remote Session
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-01-30
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_teamviewer_remote_session.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of log files during a TeamViewer remote session

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection1:
    TargetFilename|endswith:
        - '\TeamViewer\RemotePrinting\tvprint.db'
        - '\TeamViewer\TVNetwork.log'
selection2:
    TargetFilename|contains|all:
        - '\TeamViewer'
        - '_Logfile.log'
condition: 1 of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate uses of TeamViewer in an organisation

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/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_teamviewer_remote_session.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "TeamViewer Remote Session" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_teamviewer_remote_session.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: TeamViewer Remote Session",
entity page, dataset version ref-23f0f47e3410, updated 2022-01-30T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/162ab1e4-6874-4564-853c-53ec3ab8be01 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 162ab1e4-6874-4564-853c-53ec3ab8be01, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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