Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool Services Have Been Installed - System

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-df7fb96dd279, updated 2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool Services Have Been Installed - System
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Connor Martin, Nasreddine Bencherchali
Date
2022-12-23
Modified
2023-06-22
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_remote_access_software.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects service installation of different remote access tools software. These software are often abused by threat actors to perform

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID:
        - 7045
        - 7036
    ServiceName|contains:
        # Based on https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/pull/2841
        - 'AmmyyAdmin' # https://www.ammyy.com/en/
        - 'Atera'
        - 'BASupportExpressSrvcUpdater' # https://www.systemlookup.com/O23/6837-BASupSrvcUpdater_exe.html
        - 'BASupportExpressStandaloneService' # https://www.systemlookup.com/O23/6839-BASupSrvc_exe.html
        - 'chromoting'
        - 'GoToAssist' # https://www.goto.com/it-management/resolve
        - 'GoToMyPC' # https://get.gotomypc.com/
        - 'jumpcloud'
        - 'LMIGuardianSvc' # https://www.logmein.com/
        - 'LogMeIn' # https://www.logmein.com/
        - 'monblanking'
        - 'Parsec'
        - 'RManService' # https://www.systemlookup.com/O23/7855-rutserv_exe.html
        - 'RPCPerformanceService' # https://www.remotepc.com/
        - 'RPCService' # https://www.remotepc.com/
        - 'SplashtopRemoteService' # https://www.splashtop.com/
        - 'SSUService'
        - 'TeamViewer'
        - 'TightVNC' # https://www.tightvnc.com/
        - 'vncserver'
        - 'Zoho'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1543.003
  • attack.t1569.002

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/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_remote_access_software.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool Services Have Been Installed - System" by Connor Martin, Nasreddine Bencherchali (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_remote_access_software.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 Services Have Been Installed - System",
entity page, dataset version ref-df7fb96dd279, updated 2023-06-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1a31b18a-f00c-4061-9900-f735b96c99fc (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1a31b18a-f00c-4061-9900-f735b96c99fc, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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