Sigma rule: Allow RDP Remote Assistance Feature

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-62519198bb22, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Allow RDP Remote Assistance Feature
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-08-19
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_allow_rdp_remote_assistance_feature.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect enable rdp feature to allow specific user to rdp connect on the targeted machine

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: 'System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\fAllowToGetHelp'
    Details: DWORD (0x00000001)
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of the feature (alerts should be investigated either way)

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112

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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_allow_rdp_remote_assistance_feature.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Allow RDP Remote Assistance Feature" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_allow_rdp_remote_assistance_feature.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: Allow RDP Remote Assistance Feature",
entity page, dataset version ref-62519198bb22, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/37b437cf-3fc5-4c8e-9c94-1d7c9aff842b (accessed 2026-11-04).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 37b437cf-3fc5-4c8e-9c94-1d7c9aff842b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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